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Robert Smith

Intro and Body Paragraph

There are many causes of prejudice. In Vincent Parillo’s, “The Causes of Prejudice” he defines the sociological causes of prejudice. In order to understand why people act this way you need to understand the roots behind it.

The sociological causes of prejudice include the theories of the socialization process, economic competition and social norms. In “Aria” by Richard Rodriguez, Richard’s primary language was Spanish because that’s what he and his family spoke at home. He was attending a Catholic school where they taught in English, in which he was not fluent. Parillo defines the socialization process as, “individuals acquire the values, attitudes, beliefs and perceptions of their culture or subculture,