Garrett is a high school drop-out who has been looking for a good job for six months. He blames all the immigrants for his lack of a job rather than his lack of an education and some of the employers' choice to hire illegal aliens as employees without paying taxes. Garrett's hostility toward the immigrants is an example of
A)scapegoating.
B)group prejudice.
C)symbolic prejudice.
D)stereotyped aggression.

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Garrett is attributing his personal failure to find a job to immigrants, rather than acknowledging his own circumstances or the broader economic context. This act of blaming another group for one's own problems without a valid basis is known as scapegoating.

Garrett Is a High School Drop-Out Who Has Been Looking