In the framework put forth by Rowe, Behrens, and Leach for understanding how white European Americans think about race and racial differences, the ________ racial attitude types are the most changeable.

In the framework put forth by Rowe, Behrens, and Leach for understanding how white European Americans think about race and racial differences, the ________ racial attitude types are the most changeable.

• A. Achieved
• B. Unachieved
• C. Reactive
• D. Unreactive

Answer: (B)

In this framework, attitudes about race are seen along a spectrum of how fixed or flexible they are. The unachieved racial attitude types are considered the most changeable because these beliefs haven’t yet solidified into a rigid worldview. They’re open to revision through new information, education, and cross-racial experiences, so exposure and learning can shift them more readily. By contrast, other types tend to be more stabilized by prior experiences, identities, or automatic responses, making them harder to alter. So the unachieved category stands out as the most malleable.

In this framework, attitudes about race are seen along a spectrum of how fixed or flexible they are. The unachieved racial attitude types are considered the most changeable because these beliefs haven’t yet solidified into a rigid worldview. They’re open to revision through new information, education, and cross-racial experiences, so exposure and learning can shift them more readily. By contrast, other types tend to be more stabilized by prior experiences, identities, or automatic responses, making them harder to alter. So the unachieved category stands out as the most malleable.