Box 71: a Series of Experiments Conducted in the Middle of of the 20th

question 7

Multiple Choice

Box 7.1: A series of experiments conducted in the middle of the 20th century tested the link associated with _________ identification, perceptions of group prestige, and social categorization.

• A) Employer
• B) Professional
• C) In-group
• D) Out-group

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Definitions:

Jim Crow

Laws and practices enforcing racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans, particularly in the southern United States, from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.

Minstrel Shows

A form of entertainment in the 19th and early 20th centuries in America that stereotypically depicted African Americans through blackface performances.

Forty Acres and a Mule

A promise made during the Civil War to freed slaves, representing a plan for reparations by granting them land to ensure their independence and viability after emancipation, which was largely unfulfilled.

William Sherman

A Union general during the American Civil War famed for his March to the Sea, significantly impacting the southern Confederate states.