Two high school graduates, both male, apply for a job. One is Mexican-American and the other is majority white. The interviewer believes that Mexican-Americans are more likely to belong to gangs, but does not ask any questions about gang membership or convictions. The interviewer recommends the majority white applicant on the assumption that he was unlikely to be a gang member. A sociologist
observing this hiring process would consider the interviewer's reasoning to be a case of
a. institutional sexism.
b. statistical discrimination.
c. comparable worth.
d. collective bargaining.
e. organizational culture.
b
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