What Is the Source of De Facto Segregation and Discrimination

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the source of de facto segregation and discrimination?

• A)practice
• B)law
• C)the Constitution
• D)affirmative action

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Definitions:

Racial Minorities

Groups of people who are classified or self-identify as belonging to a particular race and are numerically fewer than the dominant group in a given society.

Numeric Majority

A group or category constituting the greater part of a total population, often used in the context of democratic processes or social dynamics.

Triracial Stratification

A social division and hierarchy that recognizes three distinct racial groups, each with different levels of access to resources and social status.

Intermediary Racial Group

Socially defined racial categories that fall between traditional racial binaries, often based on perceived socio-political and cultural characteristics.