Martin is a police officer from a minority community. Whenever he arrests a person from his community, people from his community deem it unfair stating that Martin targets people from his own community to prove himself to his superiors. On the other hand, if he lets go of a member of his community on legitimate grounds, other white police officers accuse him of being biased in favor of his community. In the given scenario, Martin is facing _____.

A. racial profiling
B. double marginality
C. tokenism
D. anomie


Answer: B

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