Question

an example would be assuming all band members in a school are academically gifted, or that all red - headed individuals have a short temper, neither of which may be true for every individual.

• prejudice: this is an emotional reaction or negative attitude toward a particular group. prejudice is often based on stereotypes but is felt more deeply as an emotional response.
• an example of prejudice is nativism, where people hold negative attitudes about people not born in their country, especially immigrants.
• discrimination: this is behavioral and occurs when people act on their prejudices, treating individuals or groups unfairly. this can include legal discrimination or social exclusion.
• an example of discrimination was the segregation of african americans, which led to the civil rights movement.

what kind of discrimination sparked the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

• policies favoring christianity
• hiring practices that were unfair to women
• racial segregation

Explanation:

The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s - 1960s was sparked by racial segregation of African Americans (as noted in the discrimination example in the text). Policies favoring Christianity relate to religious discrimination, not the Civil Rights Movement's main focus. Hiring practices unfair to women relate to gender - based discrimination, not the key issue of the Civil Rights Movement. So the correct option is the one about racial segregation.

Answer:

C. racial segregation (assuming the third option is labeled C, if the options are labeled as A: policies favoring Christianity, B: hiring practices that were unfair to women, C: racial segregation)