Suppose a Mexican-American family wants to rent an apartment in a predominantly white neighborhood. If the landlord is prejudiced against Latinos and does not allow the family to rent the apartment, that landlord has engaged in ___________ discrimination.

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Overt discrimination refers to explicit and open unfavorable treatment towards someone based on their group membership, in this case, ethnicity. The landlord's refusal to rent the apartment to the family because they are Mexican-American is a clear example of overt discrimination, as it is a direct and explicit act of bias.

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