ABSTRACT
Although social scientists believe all minorities confront similar obstacles and endure similar types of discrimination (Dworkin 1982; Zinn 1990), it is possible that the frequency of specific types and the overall incidence of discrimination varies by minority group. This entry explores possible differences in the discrimination experienced by African Americans and women by contrasting discrimination motivated by the victim's race with discrimination motivated by the victim's sex. African-American women, of course, can be victims of both race and sex discrimination but, when I contrast African-American experience to that of women, I am referring to the minority status that motivates the discrimination.
