The mixing of the races in terms of housing or schooling; opposite of segregation?

• A. Segregation
• B. Integration
• C. Assimilation
• D. Intermarriage

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is ending the separation of people by race in everyday places like homes and schools and having diverse groups participate together. The best term for this is integration, because it means removing barriers and ensuring equal access and participation for people of all races in housing and education.

Assimilation isn’t quite the same; it refers to one group adopting another culture’s norms and practices, which is about cultural change rather than how institutions like housing and schools are opened to everyone. Intermarriage describes marriages across racial lines, a form of social mixing but not the broader institutional process of making housing and schooling racially inclusive. Segregation is exactly the opposite of integration—it’s the act of keeping groups apart. So, integration is the correct concept for the described idea.