Policies and Practices That Harm a Group and Its Members

question 43

Multiple Choice

Policies and practices that harm a group and its members is

• A)colonialism.
• B)racism.
• C)prejudice.
• D)ethnocentrism.
• E)discrimination.

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Definitions:

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Trait Theories

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Personality

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Cognitive Social-Learning Theories

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