Nathan started attending KKK meetings when he saw some of his African American neighbors get better jobs than he did.Which of the following theories best explains Nathan's negative attitudes toward African Americans?

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Blumer's theory of group position explains how negative attitudes and prejudices towards certain groups are formed through competition for resources and perceived threat to one's social status. Nathan's attendance at KKK meetings suggests that he feels threatened by the success of his African American neighbors and sees them as a group that needs to be kept in a lower social position.

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