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Housing Inequality — Quiz

Question 7 • Ethnic Studies Edge IC

What is steering?

Answer
A
providing less favorable loan or mortgage terms to people based on their race or ethnicity
B
creating maps to grade neighborhoods based on their perceived stability and risk factors
C
guiding people toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race or ethnicity
D
encouraging people to sell homes in urban areas and purchase new ones in suburban areas

Explanation

Steering is the practice of guiding people toward or away from particular neighborhoods because of their race or ethnicity. Providing less favorable loan terms is discriminatory lending, while grading neighborhoods by risk is redlining. Therefore, the correct choice is guiding people toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race or ethnicity.

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