Which one of the following statements about populations at risk is false?
a. Complete integration of all groups in society would result in the loss of racial or ethnic identity.
b. Cultural pluralism is difficult to achieve without some vestige of discrimination.
c. Some progress has been made in opening avenues for social and economic participation, but members of at risk groups still must cope with differential treatment.
d. Discrimination against populations at risk has all but disappeared in the post-civil rights era.
ANS: d
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