Drawing on Examples from the Section Titled, "The Heart of Racism

question 14

Essay

Drawing on examples from the section titled, "The Heart of Racism: Discriminatory Practices" in Chapter 5, give examples of whites creating racial tensions and barriers even without a fully conscious awareness they are doing so.

---

Definitions:

Elasticity Coefficient

A numeric value that measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in one of its determinants, such as price.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation where the demand for a product does not change in response to changes in price; the demand curve is perfectly vertical.

Gas-guzzler Automobiles

Describes vehicles that are inefficient in their fuel consumption, typically with lower miles per gallon.

Japanese Fuel-efficient Cars

Automobiles produced by Japanese manufacturers known for their high fuel efficiency and innovative engineering.