Bruce Is Assigned to Work with Assma'a on a Project

Bruce is assigned to work with Assma'a on a project. Assma'a wears a Hijab as an expression of her Muslim faith. However, Assma'a was born in Canada, studied at a Canadian university, and participates fully in "Canadian" culture. She even plays hockey in a local league. In a series of well-intentioned gestures, and in an attempt to demonstrate his "tolerance" of cultural differences, Bruce asks Assma'a several times throughout the day for her opinion about "Muslim" issues, such as the debate over wearing head coverings for passport photographs, or the current resurgence of anti-Islamic rhetoric in politics. While Assma'a appreciates what Bruce is trying to do, she finds it awkward every time "Muslim" subjects come up and feels that she has been reduced to nothing more than an "apologist" for her faith (somebody who offers a defense for a controversial position) . In trying to be culturally sensitive, Bruce has ________.

A) ignored key social differences between himself and Assma'a that need to be respected
B) overemphasized his and Assma'a's commonalities
C) ignored individualism
D) ignored Assma'a's cultural/social identity
E) applied a stereotype to Assma'a