Question 1

Eradicating discrimination would benefit individuals, organizations, the economy, and society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discrimination

Accepted Answer

A)  is a weak impediment to diversity in organizations. 
B)  has been nearly eradicated in the U.S. and most developed countries. 
C)  at work, in one form or another, occurs throughout the world. 
D)  can be almost completely eliminated through legislation. 
A)  is a weak impediment to diversity in organizations. 
B)  has been nearly eradicated in the U.S. and most developed countries. 
C)  at work, in one form or another, occurs throughout the world. 
D)  can be almost completely eliminated through legislation.

Question 3

Regarding wage inequality and the glass ceiling,

Accepted Answer

A)  in some industrialized nations, women occupy more than 40% of the highest positions. 
B)  in industrialized nations, women occupy no more than 10% of the highest positions. 
C)  worldwide, women earn about 80% of men's earnings. 
D)  in general, characteristics associated with successful managers are those associated with both men and women. 
A)  in some industrialized nations, women occupy more than 40% of the highest positions. 
B)  in industrialized nations, women occupy no more than 10% of the highest positions. 
C)  worldwide, women earn about 80% of men's earnings. 
D)  in general, characteristics associated with successful managers are those associated with both men and women.

Question 4

Legislation is necessary, but not sufficient to reduce disparities between groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Workforces in many nations are changing due to changes in birth and mortality rates, immigration, and age distributions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Considerations useful in determining the dominant and non-dominant groups and areas of diversity concerns around the world include

Accepted Answer

A)  identifiability, employment, and educational attainment. 
B)  identifiability, employment, and infrastructure. 
C)  infrastructure, educational attainment, and multi-language fluency. 
D)  infrastructure, multi-language fluency, and employment. 
A)  identifiability, employment, and educational attainment. 
B)  identifiability, employment, and infrastructure. 
C)  infrastructure, educational attainment, and multi-language fluency. 
D)  infrastructure, multi-language fluency, and employment.

Question 7

Nearly 2 million of the poor in the United States are working poor, earning too little to escape poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and disability exists virtually everywhere and is an underlying feature of persistent poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The United Kingdom has laws that have been very effective in keeping unemployment among people with disabilities at about the same level as it is for people without disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Sexual harassment is similar in structure, type, and negative consequences for women, regardless of where the harassment occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Eradicating discrimination would benefit individuals, organizations, the economy, and society.

Discrimination

Regarding wage inequality and the glass ceiling,

Legislation is necessary, but not sufficient to reduce disparities between groups.

Workforces in many nations are changing due to changes in birth and mortality rates, immigration, and age distributions.

Considerations useful in determining the dominant and non-dominant groups and areas of diversity concerns around the world include

Nearly 2 million of the poor in the United States are working poor, earning too little to escape poverty.

Discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and disability exists virtually everywhere and is an underlying feature of persistent poverty.

The United Kingdom has laws that have been very effective in keeping unemployment among people with disabilities at about the same level as it is for people without disabilities.

Sexual harassment is similar in structure, type, and negative consequences for women, regardless of where the harassment occurs.

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Exam 16: International Diversity and Facing the Future

Eradicating discrimination would benefit individuals, organizations, the economy, and society.

Discrimination

Regarding wage inequality and the glass ceiling,

Legislation is necessary, but not sufficient to reduce disparities between groups.

Workforces in many nations are changing due to changes in birth and mortality rates, immigration, and age distributions.

Considerations useful in determining the dominant and non-dominant groups and areas of diversity concerns around the world include

Nearly 2 million of the poor in the United States are working poor, earning too little to escape poverty.

Discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and disability exists virtually everywhere and is an underlying feature of persistent poverty.

The United Kingdom has laws that have been very effective in keeping unemployment among people with disabilities at about the same level as it is for people without disabilities.

Sexual harassment is similar in structure, type, and negative consequences for women, regardless of where the harassment occurs.

Introduction to the Study of Diversity in Organizations

Theories and Thinking About Diversity

Legislation

Blacksafrican Americans

Latinoshispanics

Asians and Asian Americans

Whiteseuropean Americans

American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Multiracial Group Members

Sex and Gender

Work and Family

Sexual Orientation

Religion

Age

Physical and Mental Ability

Weight and Appearance

Filters