What Factor Accounts for Racial Disparities in Wealth and Income

question 61

Multiple Choice

What factor accounts for racial disparities in wealth and income?

• A)lower social and cultural capital
• B)education
• C)discrimination
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Ku Klux Klan

A white supremacist group founded in the 19th century that advocates for white dominance and has historically used terrorism to achieve its goals.

Secession

The withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, often used in the context of the southern states leaving the Union before the American Civil War.

Fifteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870, that prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

Race

A socially constructed category of identification based on physical characteristics, ancestry, historical affiliations, or shared culture.