The sociologist Lois Benjamin interviewed many successful African Americans and concluded from her research that black people still suffer from racism in the United States today. How did she know that racism still exists?
a. Benjamin relied on only her own personal experiences as proof that racism exists.
b. Benjamin measured racism in the mass media.
c. Benjamin's subjects said that they experienced racism and its effects in their lives.
d. Benjamin found existing data that confirmed the existence of racism
Answer: c. Benjamin's subjects said that they experienced racism and its effects in their lives.
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