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Western Governors University (WGU) HRM3550 D357 Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Practice Exam

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Which term describes a process that privileges lighter skin over darker skin in various domains?
Correct Answer:
Colorism
Explanation:
Colorism is the practice or belief that lighter skin is more desirable and affords more opportunities than darker skin, and this bias shows up in many areas such as beauty standards, hiring, housing, and media representation. It can occur within the same racial or ethnic group and often intersects with other forms of discrimination, giving lighter-skinned individuals advantages that darker-skinned individuals may not receive. The other terms refer to unrelated concepts: attribution errors are about misattributing causes of behavior, cisgender describes a gender SAMPLEidentity aligned with one’s birth sex, and atheist means someone who does not believe in deities. None describe a system that privileges lighter skin across domains.

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