Question

Minority groups in the United States have, on average, significantly lower net worth than white Americans even when the two have similar education, income, and occupations. Sociologists attribute the wealth gap largely to housing policies that excluded minority individuals from home ownership. This is an example of __________ discrimination.
A. de jure.
B. purposeful.
C. past-in-present.
D. side-effect.

Answer 1

Answer:

This is an example of C. Past-in-present discrimination.

Explanation:

Past-in-present discrimination is a term used to describe the present effects of discrimination that minority groups suffer, due to past discrimination. Most of the discriminatory practices that were legal in the past are no longer allowed, such as the incapability of certain minority groups to own a house, but they have effects that people continue to live with in the present.

In this case, that people couln't own a home has impacted their net worth, although in the present they are allowed to buy a house, which proves that making these discriminatory practices ilegal is has not been enough to close the wealth gap between white Americans and other minority groups, or even the wealth gap between men and women.