Question

Luis is a mexican american man who says terrible things about african americans when he is with his mexican american friends. when they encounter a group of african americans on the street, luis smiles, says "hello," and passes by. robert merton would describe luis as a(n):

Answer 1

Robert Merton would describe Luis as "timid bigot".

A man who has the prejudice but, does not separate or discriminate i.e., in the event that it costs him anything or on the off chance that he is socially forced not to do as such, is called a timid bigot. An all-weather bigot is partial and discriminates.