Which term denotes the real or perceived differences among people that affect experiences and opportunities?

• A. Employment discrimination
• B. Discouraged workers
• C. Diversity
• D. Consumer racial profiling

Answer: (C)

Diversity captures the real or perceived differences among people that affect experiences and opportunities. It encompasses characteristics like race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, religion, and other identities, and matters because these differences can shape access to education, employment, housing, and services. The idea is to recognize and value these differences as they influence how people experience the world around them. Other terms describe outcomes or practices (for example, unfair treatment based on those differences, or situations where people stop seeking work, or biased profiling by consumers), but the term that denotes the differences themselves is diversity.