Ben, a 44-Year-Old Middle Manager at a Well-Known Advertising Firm

Multiple Choice

Ben, a 44-year-old middle manager at a well-known advertising firm, just lost his job. The company downsized due to a significant loss of clients during the last recession. Although Ben's work was considered exemplary in many ways, and his staff had won awards with their creative work, the company decided to let Ben go instead of another middle manager who was a minority. In a business setting, we call this occurrence ___________________.

A) reverse discrimination
B) forward discrimination
C) affirmative action
D) affirmative control