The famous Detroit Area studies of 1976 and 1992, as well as the "Housing Market Practices Surveys" conducted by H.U.D., described in the text demonstrated scientifically that ________________
a. blacks and whites have equal educational achievement when controls are made for social class
b. whites rarely discriminate against blacks in employment
c. blacks who date and marry whites suffer more discrimination and prejudice than blacks who date and marry other blacks
d. systematic housing discrimination is partly responsible for the segregated neighborhoods so characteristic of American cities
e. all of the above
d
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