Desegregating Schools in Northern States Proved to Be Difficult Because

question 11

Multiple Choice

Desegregating schools in northern states proved to be difficult because

• A) very few minorities lived in the North.
• B) segregation in the North was generally de facto, the product of both segregated housing and acts of private discrimination that were hard to prove.
• C) discrimination in the South was so visible and pervasive that little attention had been given to other parts of the country.
• D) there was less hostility toward segregation in the North.
• E) there was less tax revenue to fund integration efforts in the North than in the South.

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Definitions:

Social Inequalities

Disparities in wealth, status, or power among individuals or groups within a society.

Ingroup Bias

The tendency to favor and prioritize the members of one's own group over those of another.

Outgroup Homogeneity

The tendency to view members of an outgroup as more similar to one another than members of one's own group (ingroup).

Wealthy People

Individuals possessing a significant amount of capital, assets, or resources, well above the financial average of the general population.