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Frost2351

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Which of the following illustrates structural discrimination?
 
  a. Blacks in American cities are commonly confined to inner city ghettos where they receive poor educations, which in turn lead to poor jobs and high rates of unemployment.
  b. A white manager refuses to hire a qualified black applicant on the basis of his race.
  c. A man is selected over a woman for the same job on the assumption that women are less capable than men.
  d. Those who are lowest in educational attainment exhibit the highest levels of prejudice against ethnic groups other than their own.

Question 2

All of the following are examples of institutionalized discrimination EXCEPT:
 
  a. United States laws pre-1960s.
  b. South African apartheid.
  c. the burning of a cross in front of a black family's home.
  d. bankers refusing to lend money to minority entrepreneurs because they may be a credit risk.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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