Question

Social ecologists know that people who report living in neighborhoods with high levels of crime and disorder become suspicious and mistrusting. Some residents become so suspicious that they develop a(n) _____ in which the outside world is considered the enemy out to destroy their neighborhood. A. focal attitude B. culture conflict C. siege mentality D. anomie mindset

Answer 1

Answer: C) Siege mentality

Explanation: Siege mentality is the feeling in which the individual feels that other people are tending to cause harm to them or try to defeat them.It displays their mindset of having victim thoughts as well as defensive side togather.

The situation mentioned in the question describes about the neighbors show that they are developing siege mentality due to the feeling of being oppressed and attacked .

Other options are incorrect because focal attitude, conflicts due to culture and anomie mindset is regarding the response due to culture and lack of social standards.Thus , the correct option is option(C).