Air France,Six Flags,and FedEx Created Policies Banning People of Color

question 30

Multiple Choice

Air France,Six Flags,and FedEx created policies banning people of color from wearing their hair natural or in dreadlocks to work.This policy mostly affected African American women,who filed lawsuits against the companies for privileging hairstyles worn by White women.The assumption that White women are examples of normative standards of professional dress is an example of

• A) a power hierarchy.
• B) unearned entitlements.
• C) invisibility.
• D) bias.

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