Question

When Mary, the owner of a large apartment complex, was deciding whom to rent an open apartment to, she immediately disregarded the application of 84-year-old Millie because Mary does not rent apartments to old women. Mary’s treatment of Millie is best described as ______. Group of answer choices scapegoating discrimination unintentional discrimination institutional racial discrimination

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: individual discrimination.

Explanation:

Individual discrimination occurs between two people, one person discriminating another. In this case, Mary refuses to rent an apartment to Millie due to her age, she is discriminating her and her behavior can be defined as ageist. However, her decision is not based in ageist laws or regulations, which is why it is not institutional discrimination, it is only her decision as an individual.

Individual dscrimination is different from institutional discrimination, however, they both have the intention to hurt the other person and they are both based upon prejudice and stereotypes, which is why individual discrimination should not be taken lightly as it also has the power to affect a person's life.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is: Mary’s treatment of Millie is best described as discrimination.

Explanation:

Discrimination refers to reject someone because of their physical features or for being part of a specific group of people. A person can be discriminated for many reasons, some of them are: age, criminal record, height, disability, gender identity, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and social class. Millie was discriminated because of their age.