Growing up in a rural area with little diversity, a young girl hears her family and friends discuss how poor African American women do not deserve government assistance, such as welfare, because it is their fault that they are poor. This young girl is learning stereotypes, prejudicial behavior, and discrimination through ______.
A) sound scientific arguments
B) socialization
C) functionalism
D) justification

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The young girl is learning stereotypes, prejudicial behavior, and discrimination through socialization, which refers to the process by which individuals learn and internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of their culture or social group, influencing their perceptions and behaviors.

Growing Up in a Rural Area with Little Diversity, a Young