When Public Schools Were Desegregated, People Thought That Simply Having

question 149

Multiple Choice

When public schools were desegregated, people thought that simply having black and white kids attend school together would reduce stereotypes and prejudice. Given the literature on groups and prejudice, why did this approach not work?

• A) The groups were too different for the kids to find common ground.
• B) Contact alone could not overcome ingrained hostility.
• C) It might have worked for race but could not work for class.
• D) Disparities between the groups deepened existing hostilities.

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