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Which of the following is not true of prejudicial attitudes?
 
  a. The target group is characterized as completely good or totally bad.
  b. Prejudice is usually overcome when common sense prevails.
  c. Prejudice involves overgeneralization based on biased or insufficient information.
  d. Prejudiced attitudes are not usually altered by new personal experiences.
  e. It is assumed that every individual member possesses the characteristics attributed to the entire group.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a consequence of the central-city dilemma?
 
  a. Inner-city children are handicapped by inferior educational facilities.
  b. Unemployment rates are much higher in central cities than in suburbs.
  c. Crime rates increase in central cities that have been affected by suburbanization.
  d. Those who live in the suburbs must generally take dead-end, low-paying jobs.
  e. Dropout rates are much higher in central cities than in suburbs.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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