The Contact Hypothesis

question 58

Multiple Choice

The contact hypothesis

• A)is a Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the U.S.as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism.
• B)states that interracial contact between people of equal status will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes.
• C)was a theory that gave moral support to the continued existence of apartheid in South Africa.
• D)is a Parsonian theory that views ethnic subordination as a means of regulating social interactions between dominant and subordinate groups.

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