Modern Racists Often Find Ways to Rationalize Their Prejudice So

question 375

Multiple Choice

Modern racists often find ways to rationalize their prejudice so that it seems to be based on issues other than raw racism. This best illustrates

• A)superordinate goals.
• B)dogmatism.
• C)symbolic prejudice.
• D)social stereotyping.

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Definitions:

Gesture-Call System

A form of nonverbal communication involving bodily motions and vocal sounds used to convey messages, commonly observed in animals and early human development.

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

A theory in linguistics that suggests that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Chomskian Linguistics

A branch of theoretical linguistics founded by Noam Chomsky, focusing on the inherent structures of language and the cognitive capacities necessary for language acquisition.