Research indicates that middle school students who attend ethnically diverse schools feel safer and less lonely than students who attend more ethnically homogenous schools. Which of the following explanations may account for this feeling of safety?

Greater diversity helps to develop greater peer acceptance.
Students who attend ethnically diverse schools are more likely to join gangs.
Schools that are more ethnically diverse typically receive more government
funding and can provide better security for students.
Students who attend ethnically diverse schools feel that they can blame their
own shortcomings on the prejudices of others.

Students who attend ethnically diverse schools feel that they can blame their
own shortcomings on the prejudices of others.