The Practice of Refusing Mortgages for Houses in Poor and Minority

question 23

Multiple Choice

The practice of refusing mortgages for houses in poor and minority neighborhoods is called:

• A) disenfranchisement.
• B) redlining.
• C) residential racism.
• D) economic hegemony.
• E) domicile segregation.

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