The owner of a car dealership refuses to hire a female applicant not because he feels women are incompetent, but because he fears that customers will be less likely to buy a car from a saleswoman. According to Merton’s typology, the owner is being a(n) ________.
A. authoritarian person
B. timid bigot
C. all-weather bigot
D. reluctant liberal
Answer:D
The owner of a car dealership refuses to hire a female applicant not because he feels women are incompetent, but because he fears that customers will be less likely to buy a car from a saleswoman. According to Merton’s typology, the owner is being a(n) ________.
A. authoritarian person B. timid bigot C. all-weather bigot D. reluctant liberal