Question 1

What are the general guidelines the EEOC lists as steps to affirmative action?

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Question 2

What are the two types of sexual harassment? When is behavior objectionable or offensive enough to constitute harassment?

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Sexual harassment can be broadly categor

Question 3

Men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is the most plausible argument FOR affirmative action?

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A) It evens the score with young white men,who have had it good for too long. 
B) It is necessary to break the cycle that keeps minorities and women locked into low-paying,low-prestige jobs. 
C) It ignores the principle of equality. 
D) It is a color-blind policy. 
A) It evens the score with young white men,who have had it good for too long. 
B) It is necessary to break the cycle that keeps minorities and women locked into low-paying,low-prestige jobs. 
C) It ignores the principle of equality. 
D) It is a color-blind policy.

Question 5

What is the doctrine of comparable worth? On what grounds do opponents of comparable worth criticize it?

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The doctrine of comparable worth, also k

Question 6

As they try and fit into a work world dominated by white men,women and minorities can be disadvantaged by

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A) false preconceptions. 
B) stereotypes. 
C) prejudiced attitudes. 
D) all of these can be a disadvantage. 
A) false preconceptions. 
B) stereotypes. 
C) prejudiced attitudes. 
D) all of these can be a disadvantage.

Question 7

Advocates of "comparable worth"

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A) simply want equal pay for the same job. 
B) base their doctrine on the free-market determination of wages. 
C) believe it is necessary for getting rid of sexual harassment. 
D) believe women and men should be paid on the same scale for doing equivalent jobs and different jobs involving equivalent skill,effort,and responsibility. 
A) simply want equal pay for the same job. 
B) base their doctrine on the free-market determination of wages. 
C) believe it is necessary for getting rid of sexual harassment. 
D) believe women and men should be paid on the same scale for doing equivalent jobs and different jobs involving equivalent skill,effort,and responsibility.

Question 8

The Supreme Court has ruled that sexual favoritism is a form of sexual harassment and is therefore illegal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To discriminate in employment is to make an adverse decision against an employee or job applicant based solely on his or her membership in a certain class.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The 1995 case Adarand Constructors v.Pena shows that,after years of disagreement,the Supreme Court is now unanimous on the issue of affirmative action.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of these statements is true concerning court cases about discrimination?

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A) Brown v.Board of Education upheld the principle of "separate but equal" 
B) the Bakke case outlawed affirmative action across the board 
C) in the 2004 Holtz case,the Supreme Court ruled that "race-conscious" admissions policies are unconstitutional 
D) in the University of Michigan cases (Gratz and Grutter),the Supreme Court upheld moderate,flexible affirmative action programs 
A) Brown v.Board of Education upheld the principle of "separate but equal" 
B) the Bakke case outlawed affirmative action across the board 
C) in the 2004 Holtz case,the Supreme Court ruled that "race-conscious" admissions policies are unconstitutional 
D) in the University of Michigan cases (Gratz and Grutter),the Supreme Court upheld moderate,flexible affirmative action programs

Question 12

What do affirmative action programs involve?

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A) Firms should prepare an oral equal-employment policy and an affirmative action commitment. 
B) Firms should appoint an administrative assistant to direct and implement their program and to publicize their policy and affirmative action commitment. 
C) Firms are expected to survey current female and minority employment by department and job classification. 
D) Whenever underrepresentation of females or minorities is evident,firms are to try a little harder. 
A) Firms should prepare an oral equal-employment policy and an affirmative action commitment. 
B) Firms should appoint an administrative assistant to direct and implement their program and to publicize their policy and affirmative action commitment. 
C) Firms are expected to survey current female and minority employment by department and job classification. 
D) Whenever underrepresentation of females or minorities is evident,firms are to try a little harder.

Question 13

The only true form of job discrimination is intentional and individual.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

​Critics of affirmative action argue that affirmative action injures white men and infringes their rights,that affirmative action itself violates the principle of equality,and that nondiscrimination (without affirmative action)will suffice to achieve our social goals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (later amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972)prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race,color,sex,religion,or national origin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain in your own words the pros and cons of this argument against affirmative action - "Affirmative action injures white men and violates their rights."

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The argument against affirmative action

Question 17

"Affirmative action" means programs taking the race or sex of employees or job candidates into account as part of an effort to correct imbalances in employment that exist as a result of past discrimination,either in the company itself or in the larger society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are the different forms that job discrimination can take?

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Question 19

Experts distinguish two types of sexual harassment."Hostile work environment" is one of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When investigators sent equally qualified young white and black men-all of them articulate and conventionally dressed-to apply for entry-level jobs in Chicago and Washington,D.C.,the results clearly showed

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A) sexual discrimination against young African-American men. 
B) racial discrimination against young African-American men. 
C) sexual discrimination against young white men. 
D) racial discrimination against young white men. 
A) sexual discrimination against young African-American men. 
B) racial discrimination against young African-American men. 
C) sexual discrimination against young white men. 
D) racial discrimination against young white men.

What are the general guidelines the EEOC lists as steps to affirmative action?

What are the two types of sexual harassment? When is behavior objectionable or offensive enough to constitute harassment?

Men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment.

Which of the following is the most plausible argument FOR affirmative action?

What is the doctrine of comparable worth? On what grounds do opponents of comparable worth criticize it?

As they try and fit into a work world dominated by white men,women and minorities can be disadvantaged by

Advocates of "comparable worth"

The Supreme Court has ruled that sexual favoritism is a form of sexual harassment and is therefore illegal.

To discriminate in employment is to make an adverse decision against an employee or job applicant based solely on his or her membership in a certain class.

The 1995 case Adarand Constructors v.Pena shows that,after years of disagreement,the Supreme Court is now unanimous on the issue of affirmative action.

Which of these statements is true concerning court cases about discrimination?

What do affirmative action programs involve?

The only true form of job discrimination is intentional and individual.

Critics of affirmative action argue that affirmative action injures white men and infringes their rights,that affirmative action itself violates the principle of equality,and that nondiscrimination (without affirmative action)will suffice to achieve our social goals.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (later amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972)prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race,color,sex,religion,or national origin.

Explain in your own words the pros and cons of this argument against affirmative action - "Affirmative action injures white men and violates their rights."

"Affirmative action" means programs taking the race or sex of employees or job candidates into account as part of an effort to correct imbalances in employment that exist as a result of past discrimination,either in the company itself or in the larger society.

What are the different forms that job discrimination can take?

Experts distinguish two types of sexual harassment."Hostile work environment" is one of them.

When investigators sent equally qualified young white and black men-all of them articulate and conventionally dressed-to apply for entry-level jobs in Chicago and Washington,D.C.,the results clearly showed

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What are the general guidelines the EEOC lists as steps to affirmative action?

What are the two types of sexual harassment? When is behavior objectionable or offensive enough to constitute harassment?

Men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment.

Which of the following is the most plausible argument FOR affirmative action?

What is the doctrine of comparable worth? On what grounds do opponents of comparable worth criticize it?

As they try and fit into a work world dominated by white men,women and minorities can be disadvantaged by

Advocates of "comparable worth"

The Supreme Court has ruled that sexual favoritism is a form of sexual harassment and is therefore illegal.

To discriminate in employment is to make an adverse decision against an employee or job applicant based solely on his or her membership in a certain class.

The 1995 case Adarand Constructors v.Pena shows that,after years of disagreement,the Supreme Court is now unanimous on the issue of affirmative action.

Which of these statements is true concerning court cases about discrimination?

What do affirmative action programs involve?

The only true form of job discrimination is intentional and individual.

​Critics of affirmative action argue that affirmative action injures white men and infringes their rights,that affirmative action itself violates the principle of equality,and that nondiscrimination (without affirmative action)will suffice to achieve our social goals.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (later amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972)prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race,color,sex,religion,or national origin.

Explain in your own words the pros and cons of this argument against affirmative action - "Affirmative action injures white men and violates their rights."

"Affirmative action" means programs taking the race or sex of employees or job candidates into account as part of an effort to correct imbalances in employment that exist as a result of past discrimination,either in the company itself or in the larger society.

What are the different forms that job discrimination can take?

Experts distinguish two types of sexual harassment."Hostile work environment" is one of them.

When investigators sent equally qualified young white and black men-all of them articulate and conventionally dressed-to apply for entry-level jobs in Chicago and Washington,D.C.,the results clearly showed

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace 1: Basic Issues

The Workplace 2: Todays Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

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Critics of affirmative action argue that affirmative action injures white men and infringes their rights,that affirmative action itself violates the principle of equality,and that nondiscrimination (without affirmative action)will suffice to achieve our social goals.