The System of Power and Privilege Is Based on the _____

question 57

Multiple Choice

The system of power and privilege is based on the _____ that is predominant in setting societal rules and norms.

• A) egalitarian outlook
• B) legal framework for equal opportunity
• C) race, gender, disabilities, and sexual orientation
• D) ideology that all men are created equal
• E) tendency to like people unlike oneself

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Definitions:

Cognitive Theory

A theory of psychology that emphasizes mental processes such as perception, memory, decision-making, and problem-solving as the basis of understanding behavior.

Unconscious Drives

Deep-seated motives and desires that influence an individual's thoughts and behaviors, often without their conscious awareness, rooted in Freudian psychology.

Psychosexual Conflicts

Inner tensions and struggles arising from the sexual drives of the id, as hypothesized by Freud, often occurring in childhood and influencing personality development.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality and therapeutic technique that attributes our thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts, developed by Sigmund Freud.