Discriminating Against Hiring Someone Because It Is Assumed, Since They

question 17

Multiple Choice

Discriminating against hiring someone because it is assumed, since they are 35 years old and female, that they will soon be having children is an example of:

• A) overt discrimination.
• B) covert discrimination.
• C) direct discrimination.
• D) indirect discrimination.
• E) structural, or systemic, discrimination.

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