Mr.Smith intensely dislikes blacks, Asians, Jews, and Hispanics.He joins the Ku Klux Klan.Mr.Smith, in Merton's terms, is:

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Merton's typology identifies four categories of people with regards to their attitudes and behavior towards minority groups - "all-weather liberals," "active bigots," "timid bigots," and "fair-weather liberals." An "active bigot" is someone who is prejudiced against minority groups and actively discriminates against them, which is exactly what Mr. Smith is doing by joining the Ku Klux Klan.

MrSmith Intensely Dislikes Blacks, Asians, Jews, and Hispanics