Practice mode Race and Ethnicity

Which statement best describes symbolic racism?

Correct answer C. It reflects white concern that further reductions in racial inequality will cost them the special status they have long enjoyed in the United States

Explanation

Symbolic racism is a modern form of prejudice in which white Americans oppose policies such as affirmative action out of concern that reducing inequality will erode their privileged status.

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