In a study researchers sent 5,000 fictitious résumés, identical except for the names, to companies advertising in Chicago and Boston. Applicants with black-sounding names were 50 percent less likely to be called for an interview than those with white-sounding names. This unfair treatment is called
A)prejudice.
B)discrimination.
C)realistic conflict theory.
D)social identity theory.
E)affirmative action.

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Discrimination refers to the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. In this study, the differential treatment of applicants based on the perceived race associated with their names is a clear example of discrimination.

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