Steve, who is Jewish and has friends who are mostly Jewish, attends a high school where most of the students are Christian
Steve eventually becomes good friends with Jake, who is Christian and has friends who are mostly Christian. As a result of this new friendship, which of the following events is the MOST likely to occur?
A) Steve will gradually begin to adopt some of the anti-Jewish sentiments displayed by his Christian friends.
B) Steve's Jewish friends will be more inclined to feel positively toward Jake's Christian friends, though Jake's Christian friends will be less inclined to feel positively toward Steve's Jewish friends.
C) Both Steve's friends and Jake's friends will be increasingly likely to feel that members of their respective out-groups do not necessarily dislike their respective in-groups.
D) There will likely be an increased level of animosity between Steve's friends and Jake's friends.
E) The anti-out-group norms from each of the respective groups will probably stay about the same in intensity.
Answer: C
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