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Mr3Hunna

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Which theoretical perspective would be most interested in the importance of the words we use to refer to other groups of people?
 
  a. Conflict
 b. Structural functionalism
 c. Symbolic interactionism
 d. Postmodernism

Question 2

According to the conflict perspective, the haves (the wealthy and powerful elite)
 
  a. are less prejudiced and are less likely to practice discrimination, because they do not perceive minorities as a threat.
 b. deflect attention away from their own greed and exploitation of workers by perpetuating racial and ethnic tensions.
 c. are more likely than the middle classes to foster minority privileges, because minorities offer an untapped knowledgeable resource.
 d. believe more strongly than lower social classes that minorities are biologically inferior and less capable of contributing to society.



katkat_flores

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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