Question

A legislator in the United States believes that all illegal aliens from Mexico are criminals and social pariahs. Which term correctly identifies the beliefs of the legislator ?

• A. The legislator is discriminating against illegal aliens.
• B. The legislator is prejudiced against illegal aliens.
• C. The legislator believes illegal aliens should be assimilated into the dominant culture.
• D. The legislator believes the United States should be pluralistic.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The legislator is prejudiced against illegal aliens.

• Pluralism describes a society where each culture contributes to the group, while maintaining specific cultural identities.
• Assimilation involves integration of a minority culture into the dominant culture, where the minority culture loses its own cultural identity.
• Prejudice is a positive or negative feeling based on one’s membership to a group.
• The legislator is prejudiced against illegal aliens.