49. prejudice operates mainly through the use of stereotyping. a stereotype is/
a) a reward system for the dominant group in order to continue the social stratification of minority groups
b) relatively enduring social arrangements that distribute and exercise power.
c) an ethnic or racial slur intended to display the “less than” characteristics of a minority group.
d) the disenfranchisement of individuals or groups based on the media construed images of members of those groups.
e) oversimplified ideas about a group or a social category; generalization or assumptions about the characteristics of a group or an individual