An action or behavior that results in the unequal treatment of an individual because of his membership in a racial or ethnic group is called:
A) prejudice.
B) discrimination.
C) pluralism.
D) passing.
E) racial assimilation.

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Discrimination is the only option that specifically refers to unequal treatment based on race or ethnicity. Prejudice refers to attitudes or beliefs, pluralism refers to a society with multiple cultural groups coexisting, passing refers to an individual pretending to be a different race, and racial assimilation refers to the process of a minority group adopting the cultural norms of the dominant group.

An Action or Behavior That Results in the Unequal Treatment