According to Caplan and Nelson (1973), why are some individuals prone to placing responsibility on individuals who are disadvantaged rather than on society or the environment?
a. Such explanations free the government and cultural institutions from blame.
b. Such explanations remove the burden for solving the problem from government and cultural institutions.
c. Such explanations legitimize the traditional clinical practice of treating individuals.
d. all of the above
D
Psychology
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A) transmigration. B) urbanization. C) metropolitanism. D) rural impoverishment.
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Which of the following preschoolers is most likely to be shunned by agemates?
A) a boy who wears nail polish B) a boy who plays with building blocks C) a girl who wears cowboy boots D) a girl who enjoys art
Psychology