Question

Although Scott, an African American, was more qualified than Bernardo, a Hispanic American, Bernardo was hired instead of Scott because the owner believed that Hispanic Americans are harder workers than African Americans. Denying Scott the job is an example of:

A. prejudice
B. discrimination
C. displacement
D. institutional racism

Answer 1

B. Discrimination

Step-by-step explanation:

Discrimination refers to the act of unfair judgement on a specific group of people based on characteristics such as age, gender, race, religion, country or even sexual orientation. It involves discriminating (treating a person unfairly) against a person because of the characteristics he or she possesses. In this case, Scott was discriminated against because he's an African American and believed by the employer not to be hardworking because of his race.