An employer operates by color-blind ideologies, but routinely does not hire minorities. Objectively and provably, this is because minorities who apply at this organization come from impoverished communities with extremely low rates of high school graduation, and the business requires at least an associate's degree. This is an example of ______.

A. White privilege
B. individual discrimination
C. institutional discrimination
D. microaggressions


Answer: C

Sociology

You might also like to view...

__________ Refers to keeping the most dangerous criminals locked away

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

In some MiddleEastern, Asian, and Mediterranean cultures, the bride's family is expected to pay a large monetary sum for the privilege of marrying her into the bridegroom's family. Identify and explain the concept represented in this scenario

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

In Kimmel's typology of camps within the men's movement, which group supports feminists in their opposition to patriarchy?

a. antifeminists b. profeminists c. masculinists d. feminists

Sociology

Inequality becomes stratification when it is institutionalized and:

a. involves different abilities. b. supported by personal qualities. c. based on membership in a status. d. involves blue-collar employment.

Sociology