Manna's Coffee ​Eun-Sang Is a Highly Respected Person Within Her

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Manna's Coffee ​Eun-Sang is a highly respected person within her community.She is Asian in a largely Caucasian-populated area.Since Eun-Sang was looking for a new job,she went to a new company in the area called Manna's Coffee,where she applied for a position.After the interview,Eun-Sang felt confident that she would be hired because of her qualifications.However,she did not get a call back.Initially,Nancy did not think twice about it,but she felt differently when she visited the same coffee store later to purchase something for a friend.The company had hired an inexperienced Caucasian male with a history of unemployment.At this point,Eun-Sang was quite aggravated,but she left the issue alone.??She ended up asking an associate for an espresso machine.The employee informed Eun-Sang where the machine was located and retrieved it for her.Eun-Sang asked if there were any other espresso machines of higher quality.When the associate said no,Eun-Sang purchased the item and left.After she gave the gift to her friend,she noticed a much better quality espresso machine that someone else had given her.Eun-Sang asked where they had purchased it,and they responded,"Manna's Coffee."
-Refer to Manna's Coffee.If Eun-Sang were Caucasian and the company employees were mostly Asian,the way she was treated would be referred to as

• A) affirmative action.
• B) legal discrimination.
• C) simply unethical.
• D) reverse discrimination.
• E) a perfect match.

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Definitions:

Social Preference

The phenomena by which individuals display a greater affinity or liking for some people, objects, or activities over others within a social context.

Reciprocal Concessions

A negotiation strategy where each party makes adjustments to their demands to reach a mutual agreement.

Social Conformity

Adjusting one's behaviors or opinions to align with those of a group or societal expectations.

Social Facilitation

The enhancement of a person's performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others.