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A Hispanic student from southwest United States finds that her new roommate at college is a Jewish woman from New York.
 
  As they get to know one another, they are able to overcome their initial prejudices and grow to appreciate each other's strengths and talents. This is an example of the ________.
  a. contact hypothesis
  b. self-fulfilling prophecy
  c. formal education hypothesis
  d. normative theory

Question 2

The first few generations of Italian Americans differed from other immigrants in that they ________.
 
  a. settled in cities further inland and worked in mines as low-skilled laborers
  b. played a less prominent role in the American revolution
  c. focused on acquiring advanced degrees and entering professions
  d. rose through the social classes by acquiring skills in low-skilled occupations



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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