Banks often offer customers with low credit scores subprime…

Banks often offer customers with low credit scores subprime loans that have higher-than-normal interest rates. What is the bank guilty of if it gives three times as many subprime loans to Black Americans than to white Americans, even when they have the same credit scores?

The G.I. Bill of Rights was meant to provide all World War I…

The G.I. Bill of Rights was meant to provide all World War II veterans with funds for college education, housing, and unemployment insurance. However, financial institutions discriminated against Black veterans, and they were typically excluded from the homeownership they were legally entitled to. This is an example of

Many sociologists have worried that the modern economy deman…

Many sociologists have worried that the modern economy demands both geographic and occupational mobility, which, in turn, means that bureaucratic organizations have become the norm. What sort of groups might become weaker or strained if people have to move frequently throughout their lives for work?