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Describe a time in US history when social/legal policy was based on assumptions that stereotyped or blamed individuals for their circumstances. What dynamics were in play to dampen empathy for the group(s) most impacted by the social policy? List and explain the factors at play. Give examples of how these factors influenced public attitude towards those impacted by the policy.

Here are some ideas: Plessy vs. Ferguson, the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, War on Drugs, denial of the female vote, immigration reform. The dynamics at play are found in your book and in our lectures.

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