Civil Discourse — Unit test

Question 4 • RKAA- Second Semester Civics and Citizenship 0.5 New

Which scenario is an example of social inequality?

Answer

A teenager gets arrested at the local supermarket for shoplifting various food items.

A Black family is charged a higher mortgage rate than a White family for the same house.

An Indigenous nations dance troupe performs at a city-wide event, but the audience is very small.

An actor doesn’t get the part he wanted because the director decides to hire a family member.

Explanation

Social inequality occurs when people face unequal treatment or access to opportunities because of social characteristics such as race. In choice B, a Black family is charged a higher mortgage rate than a White family for the same house, showing unequal treatment based on race. The other scenarios describe individual events, not this kind of group-based inequality.

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