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appyboo

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on: Jul 1, 2018
What is a stereotype and why is it an important concept in minoritymajority relations?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The equilibrium perspective has been criticized for
 
  a. emphasizing conflict to the exclusion of change.
  b. paying too much attention to the presence of cyclical change.
  c. assuming that society has an internal resistance to change.
  d. adopting the evolutionary model of change.
  e. its liberal bias.


emilymalinowski12

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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Stereotypes are oversimplified ideas about members of particular social category that are based on exaggeration and distortion. They are important because they are often used to justify unequal or discriminatory treatment.

Answer to Question 2

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