AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
MANY BACKWARD FAMILY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SENDING THEIR GIRLS TO SCHOOL BECAUSE
A
THEY DONT LIKE SCHOOL
B
THEY WANT TO MAKE THEM DO HOUSEWORK
C
THEY ARE POOR
D
THEY WANT TO TEACH THEM AT HOME
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(i) They thought that education would pollute the minds of girls. (ii) They feared that schools would take girls away from home, prevent them from doing their domestic duties. (iii) They believed that girls should stay away from public places.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer. 1 ↔People feared that schools would prevent girls from fulfilling their domestic duties. 2↔People were of the opinion that girls must keep away from public spaces. 3↔People feared that as girls had to travel through public spaces to reach schools, it would end up having a corrupting influence on them.

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