Serge, Who Has Four Years of Experience as a Chef's

question 63

Multiple Choice

Serge, who has four years of experience as a chef's assistant, applies for a job as a cook at a restaurant that has just advertised a position. The manager offers him a job as a dishwasher because he does not believe that members of Serge's ethnic group make good cooks. The offer of the less desirable job is an example of

• A) prejudice.
• B) realistic conflict theory.
• C) in-group behaviour.
• D) discrimination.

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