Over recent years,the American economy has slipped into a recession.During an economic slump,people's prejudices
A) tend to decrease as they work together to try to restore the economy.
B) may be rooted in their basic survival needs and therefore hard to eliminate.
C) surface only when heightened by an election or other significant political event.
D) are directed at those of a different socioeconomic class and do not involve race or ethnicity.

Question

Over recent years,the American economy has slipped into a recession.During an economic slump,people's prejudices​
A) ​tend to decrease as they work together to try to restore the economy.
B) ​may be rooted in their basic survival needs and therefore hard to eliminate.
C) ​surface only when heightened by an election or other significant political event.
D) ​are directed at those of a different socioeconomic class and do not involve race or ethnicity.

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During an economic slump, people's prejudices may be rooted in their basic survival needs (such as fear of competition for jobs or resources) and therefore may be harder to eliminate.

Over Recent Years,the American Economy Has Slipped into a Recession