Author Question: In trying to figure out how important prejudice is as a cause of discriminatory behavior, La Pierce ... (Read 56 times)

Tirant22 · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

In trying to figure out how important prejudice is as a cause of discriminatory behavior, La Pierce (1934), traveled around the United States with a Chinese couple.

Later he sent questionnaires to the establishments they had visited asking if they would serve Chinese guests. What was the response of most of the businesses?
a. They said that they would not serve Chinese guests
b. They said that they would serve Chinese guests
c. They said that they would serve Chinese only if a white was present
d. They said that they would serve Chinese only if there were no whites present

Question 2

To be effective, intergroup contact must meet all the following conditions EXCEPT

a. Contact must be on an equal status basis
b. Contact must be more than superficial
c. Contact must be nonthreatening
d. Contact must be competitive within the group