When the suburb of Lakewood,California,was first built in 1950,it refused to sell houses to Jewish families,as well as African Americans and Hispanics.However,within a few years,the developers reversed this policy and started selling homes to families regardless of religious faith or ethnicity.What does this tell us about stigma?
A) Stigma leaves permanent marks on those it affects.
B) Stigma is only a problem in areas where money is involved.
C) Stigmatized identities can be overcome through passing.
D) Stigmatized identities change over time.

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The fact that the developers of Lakewood initially refused to sell homes to Jewish families, African Americans, and Hispanics, but later reversed this policy and started selling homes to families regardless of religious faith or ethnicity, indicates that stigmatized identities can change over time.

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