Minority groups in the United States have, on average, significantly lower net worth than White Americans, even when the two have similar education, income, and occupations. Sociologists attribute the wealth gap largely to housing policies that exclude minority individuals from home ownership. This is an example of ______ discrimination.
A) illegal
B) intentional
C) past-in-present
D) mean-spirited

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The fact that past housing policies continue to impact the wealth of minority groups today is an example of past-in-present discrimination. While the discrimination may not be intentional or mean-spirited, it has led to an unequal distribution of wealth that persists even when other factors are equal. It is not necessarily illegal, as many of the policies that created the wealth gap were legal at the time they were enacted.

Minority Groups in the United States Have, on Average, Significantly