A researcher proposes an alternative to the hypothesis in the passage that mammography rates are partly due to social capital. An alternative hypothesis that draws on the concept of institutional discrimination is most likely to make which prediction?
A. Patients whose healthcare provider is from the same racial/ethnic group will have above average rates of mammography.
B. Mammography rates will be affected by healthcare providers who interact with patients differently according to racial/ethnic group.
C. Metropolitan areas that are highly segregated across different racial/ethnic groups will have below average rates of mammography.
D. Mammography rates will be affected by healthcare policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial/ethnic minority groups.
