Segregation refers to the act of

A. denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons.
B. physically separating two groups; it is often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group.
C. combining a majority and a minority group through systematic intermarriage.
D. deliberately and systematically removing the members of an ethnic, racial, or nationality group from a society.


Answer: B

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