Abdel, a Canadian university student, was removed from an airline flight after another passenger reported having overheard him speaking on his cellphone in Arabic. This experience illustrates the degeneration of status cues into which of the following?
A) norms
B) role cues
C) stereotypes
D) values

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This situation illustrates the degeneration of status cues into stereotypes, as the passenger's use of Arabic was unfairly interpreted as a negative indicator, leading to discrimination based on a simplistic, generalized belief about a group of people.

Abdel, a Canadian University Student, Was Removed from an Airline