In Charleston, South Carolina, About One-Fifth of the City's Population

Multiple Choice

In Charleston, South Carolina, about one-fifth of the city's population consisted of various ethnic minorities, but only 12 percent of the employees hired in the public sector were minorities. The city government responded to this issue by increasing minority group members' participation in public contracts. This special program taken up by the government authorities is an example of

A) affirmative action.
B) the glass ceiling.
C) nepotism.
D) ethnocentrism.
E) crowdsourcing.