A Hispanic man employed as a sales representative goes into a local department store to pick up a gift for his wife. As he walks around the store, the security guard appraises the man's race, comes up to him, and says,
"You need to leave the store because of your suspicious behavior." This is an example of
A) Cultural isolation
B) Dislocation
C) Prejudice
D) Discrimination
Ans: D
Discrimination occurs when there is treatment or consideration that is based on class or category rather than on individual merit. In this case, the man has been treated differently (asked to leave) based on his race, because there is no other defining characteristic or behavior that he is exhibiting that would lead to his expulsion from the store.
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