A college runs workshops that give students correct information about a tribal community, so that they stop judging its members by fixed beliefs. Which of the following statements about this approach are correct?
(A) It is the strategy of education and information dissemination.
(B) It is the strategy of increasing intergroup contact.
(C) It aims at correcting stereotypes related to a specific target group.
(D) It aims at tackling the problem of a strong ingroup bias.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C and D only
(A) It is the strategy of education and information dissemination. — Correct. The college spreads correct facts through workshops. This is education and information dissemination.
(B) It is the strategy of increasing intergroup contact. — Incorrect. Intergroup contact needs the two groups to meet and interact directly. Here the students only receive information; they do not meet the community.
(C) It aims at correcting stereotypes related to a specific target group. — Correct. Correct facts replace fixed beliefs about the community, so the workshops correct stereotypes about a target group.
(D) It aims at tackling the problem of a strong ingroup bias. — Correct. The same strategy also tackles a strong ingroup bias, the habit of favouring one's own group.
NCERT (2026-27): “STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING PREJUDICE … “• Education and information dissemination, for correcting stereotypes related to specific target groups, and tackling the problem of a strong ingroup bias.” |