Why Is the Area Where the Ocean Meets the Land

question 42

Essay

Why is the area where the ocean meets the land not necessarily the edge of the continent?

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Definitions:

Social Mobility

The ability for individuals or families to move up or down the socioeconomic ladder within a society.

Metacontrast Principle

A phenomenon in social identity and group behavior, where contrast between in-group and out-group members is maximized in the perceivers' mind.

Extended Contact Effect

The reduction of prejudice through indirect relationships, wherein knowing a member of an in-group has a friends in an out-group can lead to more positive attitudes towards that out-group.

Ingroup Favouritism

Behaviour that favours one’s own group over other groups.