In the U.S., when times are hard economically and jobs are scarce, realistic conflict theory would predict that
a. there will be less prejudice against minorities.
b. there will be more cooperation among minorities and the majority group.
c. minorities will benefit more from affirmative action than is really fair.
d. there will be more prejudice against minorities.
Question 2
Recall that Sherif and his colleagues (1961) created conflict between two groups of boys in a summer camp. Once in-group cohesiveness was established, they set up a series of competitive situations such as tug-of-war and other competitive games.
Conflict between the two groups escalated. This field study provided support for the ________ theory of prejudice.
a. scapegoat
b. realistic conflict
c. out-group disparagement
d. fundamental attribution
The endosymbiosis theory
Parental conflict in adolescence.
The recent mass upheavals in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria gave political scientists a cha
Hail is precipitation in the form of hard, rounded pellets of ice.
Slapping tapotement on the bottom of the foot. Slap lightly 4–5 times.
Set-Point Theory