Which of the following statements regarding prejudice and discrimination is false?

a. Prejudice provides the justification for discrimination.
b. Discrimination is the belief that maintains and supports the actions of prejudice.
c. Institutional discrimination and the resultant differential treatment have been codified in administrative rules and regulations and are thereby "intrinsic" to the mores of a society.
d. Prejudice is a value learned through the process of socialization.


ANS: b

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