Past-in-present institutional discrimination involves practices in the present that have discriminatory consequences because of some pattern of discrimination or exclusion in the past. One example of this is______.

A. principle of seniority in the workforce
B. educational requirements for jobs
C. affirmative action
D. overt discrimination


Answer: A

Sociology

You might also like to view...

The emergence of self-determination for black Africans has strengthened the hopes of African Americans for greater self-determination

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

_________________ is an essential characteristic of socialist systems

a. Public ownership c. The law of supply and demand b. Private ownership d. A consumer-driven economy

Sociology

Historically, many Asian Americans, including Japanese Americans, have been reluctant to participate actively in politics out of fear of intensifying discrimination against their group

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

Which of the following psychological constructs refers to the belief that one's performance in a situation depends on something that one personally does?

A. personal control B. locus of control C. personal locus of control D. external locus of control

Sociology