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How might the information in this story reflect Blumer's theory of group position?
 
  John was telling his friend Simone that he really doesn't consider himself prejudiced. If a man works hard, he says, he deserves more. John's family came to America from eastern Europe without a penny in their pockets and worked hard to become members of the middle class. He goes on to explain that he believes that there are hard-working Hispanics, too, but some of them just haven't been taught the meaning of hard work. His people, he tells Simone, work hard and deserve what they get
 
  A) The speaker is basing his negative opinions of Hispanics on group interactions that tend to favor higher-status groups over lower-status groups.
  B) The speaker is engaging in active discrimination.
  C) The speaker is using prejudice to maintain his sense of entitlement.
  D) The speaker is using discrimination to maintain his sense of entitlement.

Question 2

Based on Thoit's treatment of emotions, which of the following are dimensions of emotion?
 
  A) situational cues
  B) moods
  C) arousals
  D) values



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A




imanialler

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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