An Action or Behavior That Results in the Unequal Treatment

question 52

Multiple Choice

An action or behavior that results in the unequal treatment of an individual because of his or her membership in a racial or ethnic group is called

• A) prejudice.
• B) discrimination.
• C) pluralism.
• D) passing.

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Definitions:

One Meter Long

A unit of measurement equal to 100 centimeters or approximately 39.37 inches, often used to specify the length of objects.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrite

Short branched extensions of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.

Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer that surrounds the axons of some neurons, enhancing the speed of electrical signal transmission.