Identify the strategies for handling prejudice- A. discouraging self-…

The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C, E only

Strategies for handling prejudice work when they aim at minimising opportunities for learning prejudices, changing such attitudes, de-emphasising a narrow social identity based on the ingroup, and discouraging the tendency towards self-fulfilling prophecy among the victims of prejudice.

A. discouraging self-fulfilling prophecy Correct. A target group may behave in ways that confirm the negative expectations about it; discouraging this stops the group from strengthening the prejudice itself.

B. encouraging competition Incorrect. Intergroup contact helps only if the two groups meet in a cooperative rather than competitive context. Competition sharpens the ‘us versus them’ feeling.

C. minimising opportunities for learning prejudices Correct. Prejudice, like other attitudes, is learned, so fewer chances of learning it mean less prejudice.

D. minimising intergroup contact Incorrect. The strategy is the opposite: increasing intergroup contact allows direct communication, removes mistrust and may even reveal positive qualities in the outgroup.

E. de-emphasizing a narrow social identity based on the ingroup Correct. A strong ingroup bias leads to negative attitudes towards other groups; highlighting individual identity rather than group identity weakens the group as a basis for judging others.