A White college student goes door to door in a predominantly White neighborhood gathering signatures for a ballot initiative without incident. The next day, an African-American city councilwoman canvasses for votes in the same neighborhood, and three residents call the police to report having seen a suspicious-looking woman. In this example, the college student is benefiting from

What will be an ideal response?


White privilege.

Sociology

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a. Native Americans b. African Americans c. Hispanics d. Asian Americans

Sociology

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a. burnouts. b. copycats. c. criminals. d. preps.

Sociology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology