The use of language label people can lead to a_______________?
Correct answer: A. self-fulfilling prophecy
- A. self-fulfilling prophecy
- B. sense of ethnocentrism
- C. cultural lag
- D. cultural adaptation
- E. development of a subculture
Explanation
Labels can influence how others treat a person and how that person behaves, producing the expected outcome through a self-fulfilling prophecy. Ethnocentrism concerns judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture, not the effects of labels.
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