Two players on a professional sports team are best friends; it so happens that one player is white and the other is African American. According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, these players are______________.

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According to Merton's typology, unprejudiced individuals do not hold any negative attitudes towards members of a particular group, and nondiscriminators do not act upon any potential prejudices they may have. In this scenario, the two players are best friends despite their different races, indicating that they do not hold any negative attitudes towards each other based on their race, nor do they discriminate against each other based on race. Therefore, they can be classified as unprejudiced nondiscriminators.

Two Players on a Professional Sports Team Are Best Friends;