Shelley and Sam, an African American married couple, have a new home in a middle-class neighborhood. Though they are both lawyers and have experienced economic success, they continue to be troubled by the amount of daily discrimination they and their children face. In Black Bourgeoisie, Sociologist E. Franklin Frazier would describe their predicament as a kind of:

b. spiritual suffering

Explanation:

Based on the scenario it can be said that Sociologist E. Franklin Frazier would describe their predicament as a kind of spiritual suffering. All individuals spiritual needs, such as the need to be loved, have faith, hope, and even virtue need to be met, and when these needs are not fulfilled or even attacked as in this scenario then it is considered spiritual suffering.