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Unit 6: The Diversity of Today’s Family Unit

Question 2 • FL-8500300-Parenting Skills (IS) - Flex

Tom says he won’t vote for any woman for president. He says, “Woman shouldn’t have the right to vote, let alone run a country.” How would you classify his statement?

Answer
A
This is Tom’s cultural bias.
B
This is Tom’s way of demonstrating acceptance.
C
Tom is using a stereotype to judge women.
D
Tom is prejudiced against women.

Explanation

Tom is expressing a negative judgment about women as a group and denying them equal political rights because they are women. That is prejudice against women. Although his statement also relies on a stereotype about women’s ability to lead, the clearest classification is that Tom is prejudiced.

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