Question 1

Which of the following is true based on documented evidence of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans have the third highest standard of living in the world. 
B)  Today, men are just as likely as women to be in so-called "pink collar" occupations. 
C)  There is little statistical evidence of job discrimination today. 
D)  Relatively few women and minorities have made it to the very top of their professions. 
A)  African Americans have the third highest standard of living in the world. 
B)  Today, men are just as likely as women to be in so-called "pink collar" occupations. 
C)  There is little statistical evidence of job discrimination today. 
D)  Relatively few women and minorities have made it to the very top of their professions. D

Question 2

Kantians would repudiate sexual or racial job discrimination as disrespectful to our humanity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

According to Shaw and Barry, companies clearly have what kind of obligation to provide a work environment in which employees are free from sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  legal 
B)  moral 
C)  environmental 
D)  personal 
A)  legal 
B)  moral 
C)  environmental 
D)  personal B

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Catherine A. MacKinnon describes sexual harassment as sexual attention imposed on someone who is not in a position to refuse it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anti-discrimination laws do not address the present-day effects of past discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Male managers frequently assume that women

Accepted Answer

A)  will not place family demands above work considerations. 
B)  possess the necessary drive to succeed in business. 
C)  take negative feedback professionally rather than personally. 
D)  are too emotional to be good managers. 
A)  will not place family demands above work considerations. 
B)  possess the necessary drive to succeed in business. 
C)  take negative feedback professionally rather than personally. 
D)  are too emotional to be good managers.

Question 8

What does Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act say?

Accepted Answer

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (later amended

Question 9

Advocates of "comparable worth"

Accepted Answer

A)  say that all women do their job just as well as men. 
B)  base their doctrine on the free-market determination of wages. 
C)  believe it is necessary for getting rid of sexual harassment. 
D)  want women to be paid as much as men for jobs involving equivalent skill, effort, and responsibility. 
A)  say that all women do their job just as well as men. 
B)  base their doctrine on the free-market determination of wages. 
C)  believe it is necessary for getting rid of sexual harassment. 
D)  want women to be paid as much as men for jobs involving equivalent skill, effort, and responsibility.

Question 10

To answer the question of who determines what is objectionable or offensive in sexual harassment, the courts use what kind of hypothetical person?

Accepted Answer

A)  reasonable person 
B)  sensual person 
C)  hysterical person 
D)  management person 
A)  reasonable person 
B)  sensual person 
C)  hysterical person 
D)  management person

Question 11

What should a female employee do if she encounters sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  She must decide if she likes the attention. 
B)  She should try to document it by keeping a record of what has occurred, who was involved, and when it happened. 
C)  Keep it to herself and never tell a soul. 
D)  Go on a talk show and tell her story. 
A)  She must decide if she likes the attention. 
B)  She should try to document it by keeping a record of what has occurred, who was involved, and when it happened. 
C)  Keep it to herself and never tell a soul. 
D)  Go on a talk show and tell her story.

Question 12

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all employers, both public and private, with twenty five or more employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the Supreme Court, men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Of these four arguments, which of the following is the most plausible argument AGAINST affirmative action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compensatory justice forbids affirmative action. 
B)  Blacks and whites are already equal in socioeconomic terms. 
C)  Affirmative action violates the rights of white men to equal treatment. 
D)  Affirmative action is the same thing as fixed numerical quotas. 
A)  Compensatory justice forbids affirmative action. 
B)  Blacks and whites are already equal in socioeconomic terms. 
C)  Affirmative action violates the rights of white men to equal treatment. 
D)  Affirmative action is the same thing as fixed numerical quotas.

Question 15

One message that sexual harassment conveys is that managers view women as

Accepted Answer

A)  assets. 
B)  equals. 
C)  high potentials. 
D)  playthings. 
A)  assets. 
B)  equals. 
C)  high potentials. 
D)  playthings.

Question 16

Job discrimination occurs if three conditions are met. What are they?

Accepted Answer

Job discrimination occurs when (1) an em

Question 17

Many Americans oppose what issue because they fear it will lead to illegal quotas, preferential treatment of African Americans and women, and even reverse discrimination against white men?

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action 
B)  sexual diversity 
C)  sexual harassment 
D)  age discrimination 
A)  affirmative action 
B)  sexual diversity 
C)  sexual harassment 
D)  age discrimination

Question 18

In 1987, the Supreme Court affirmed, in the case of Johnson v. Transportation Agency, that

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action is unconstitutional. 
B)  quotas based on considerations of race are unconstitutional. 
C)  considerations of sex are permissible as one factor in deciding whom to promote. 
D)  racially segregated schooling is unconstitutional. 
A)  affirmative action is unconstitutional. 
B)  quotas based on considerations of race are unconstitutional. 
C)  considerations of sex are permissible as one factor in deciding whom to promote. 
D)  racially segregated schooling is unconstitutional.

Question 19

The 1984 Supreme Court decision in Memphis Firefighters v. Stotts

Accepted Answer

A)  treated sexual harassment as a form of discrimination. 
B)  upheld seniority over affirmative action. 
C)  upheld the legality of hiring quotas. 
D)  upheld the legality of mandatory drug testing. 
A)  treated sexual harassment as a form of discrimination. 
B)  upheld seniority over affirmative action. 
C)  upheld the legality of hiring quotas. 
D)  upheld the legality of mandatory drug testing.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unwelcome sexual offers a female employer gives to a male employee. 
B)  A female employee hugging a co-worker when he announces his engagement. 
C)  A manager enforcing a dress code for a work environment. 
D)  An employee pinning up comic strips in an office cubicle. 
A)  Unwelcome sexual offers a female employer gives to a male employee. 
B)  A female employee hugging a co-worker when he announces his engagement. 
C)  A manager enforcing a dress code for a work environment. 
D)  An employee pinning up comic strips in an office cubicle.

Which of the following is true based on documented evidence of discrimination?

Kantians would repudiate sexual or racial job discrimination as disrespectful to our humanity.

According to Shaw and Barry, companies clearly have what kind of obligation to provide a work environment in which employees are free from sexual harassment?

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

Catherine A. MacKinnon describes sexual harassment as sexual attention imposed on someone who is not in a position to refuse it.

Anti-discrimination laws do not address the present-day effects of past discrimination.

Male managers frequently assume that women

What does Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act say?

Advocates of "comparable worth"

To answer the question of who determines what is objectionable or offensive in sexual harassment, the courts use what kind of hypothetical person?

What should a female employee do if she encounters sexual harassment?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all employers, both public and private, with twenty five or more employees.

According to the Supreme Court, men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment.

Of these four arguments, which of the following is the most plausible argument AGAINST affirmative action?

One message that sexual harassment conveys is that managers view women as

Job discrimination occurs if three conditions are met. What are they?

Many Americans oppose what issue because they fear it will lead to illegal quotas, preferential treatment of African Americans and women, and even reverse discrimination against white men?

In 1987, the Supreme Court affirmed, in the case of Johnson v. Transportation Agency, that

The 1984 Supreme Court decision in Memphis Firefighters v. Stotts

Which of the following is an example of sexual harassment?

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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Exam 11: Job Discrimination

Which of the following is true based on documented evidence of discrimination?

Kantians would repudiate sexual or racial job discrimination as disrespectful to our humanity.

According to Shaw and Barry, companies clearly have what kind of obligation to provide a work environment in which employees are free from sexual harassment?

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

Catherine A. MacKinnon describes sexual harassment as sexual attention imposed on someone who is not in a position to refuse it.

Anti-discrimination laws do not address the present-day effects of past discrimination.

Male managers frequently assume that women

What does Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act say?

Advocates of "comparable worth"

To answer the question of who determines what is objectionable or offensive in sexual harassment, the courts use what kind of hypothetical person?

What should a female employee do if she encounters sexual harassment?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all employers, both public and private, with twenty five or more employees.

According to the Supreme Court, men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment.

Of these four arguments, which of the following is the most plausible argument AGAINST affirmative action?

One message that sexual harassment conveys is that managers view women as

Job discrimination occurs if three conditions are met. What are they?

Many Americans oppose what issue because they fear it will lead to illegal quotas, preferential treatment of African Americans and women, and even reverse discrimination against white men?

In 1987, the Supreme Court affirmed, in the case of Johnson v. Transportation Agency, that

The 1984 Supreme Court decision in Memphis Firefighters v. Stotts

Which of the following is an example of sexual harassment?

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

Filters