Question

Xavier believes that African Americans are as intelligent as white Americans and therefore warmly invites them to join his chess club. His friend Reuben, however, believes that African Americans have weak cognitive abilities. However, to impress Xavier, Reuben conceals his beliefs and acts friendly and unbiased toward African Americans. In the context of Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, Xavier is a(n) __________, whereas Reuben is a(n) __________.

Answer 1

According to Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, Xavier is an unprejudiced nondiscriminator, whereas Reuben is a  prejudiced nondiscriminator.

Unprejudiced vs. Prejudiced

Xavier and Reuben cannot be accused of discrimination of African Americans since they both accept them in their chess club. However, there is a big difference between Xavier and Reuben, even if their behavior is the same.

Xavier truly believes African Americans are as intelligent as white Americans, which means he is unprejudiced. Reuben, on the other hand, does not hold the same belief. He is prejudiced against African Americans, thinking they have weak cognitive abilities.

Therefore, even though both can be considered nondiscriminators, Xavier is unprejudiced, whereas Reuben is prejudiced.

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