Two Neighboring High Schools Have Been Feuding Since the Annual

Multiple Choice

Two neighboring high schools have been feuding since the annual football game ended in a tie. The principals of the schools decide that the tension may subside if the two schools participate in joint activities, such as assemblies that would allow the students to hear a local band. The strategy is likely to be ineffective, however, because the

A) two groups have equal status.
B) trying to resolve intergroup conflicts always results in further conflicts.
C) students at the two schools are unlikely to have personal contact.
D) principals have established the wrong social norm.