Josephine wants to stay at home and finish her school work. when her best friend, katie, calls her to go to a mall, josephine obliges to katie's request to avoid a conflict. in this scenario, josephine's response is called

In this scenario, Josephine's response is called placating.

Explanation:

Placating is a way of responding to a person in order to be in terms of agreement with him or her. In this case Josephine accepted an invitation without really wanting to do it, but to pleaced her friend and to avoid giving a negative response.

A person can responde in differnt ways, and it is not always in correspondance with what that person really wants.

    racial conflict and discrimination has existed ever since man learned to kill with rocks and bones. these conflicts arose from disputes between territory, power, wealth, religion, or simple difference. some of the most infamous racial disputes include slavery, the holocaust, and the civil rights movement.

    these listed disputes often resulted in casualties from all sides. riots, wars, imprisonment, and lynching are all commonly associated with racial conflict on severe levels.

      however, racism is an improving issue in recent decades. people are being more accepting and welcoming of diverse populations. though, the world isn't perfect and it will take much more time, if ever, until the world is rid of racism.