Exam 17: Civil Rights, Women, and Diversity

A support network formed by employees who personify an attribute associated with discrimination,stereotyping,or social isolation is known as a(n)_____ group.

The belief that each race has distinctive cultural characteristics and that one's own race is superior to other races is called:

The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S.constitution:

The Thirteenth Amendment was intended to prevent Southern states from passing discriminatory laws.

What were the Civil Rights Cases? How did the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v.Ferguson affect the Fourteenth Amendment?

Participation in affinity groups decreases an individual's sense of isolation in a work culture.

Define disparate treatment,disparate impact,and business necessity.

The _____ institutionalized the idea that whites were superior to blacks by creating segregated schools,restrooms,and water fountains.

Which of the following is true regarding the job scenario and compensation awarded to men and women currently?

Discuss Executive Order 11246.How is it enforced?

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs:

Which of the following was passed to prevent racial discrimination in "inns,public conveyances on land or water,theaters and other places of public amusement"?

Which of the following was the belief prevalent in the South that racially segregated facilities were not inherently unequal?

What is the 80 percent rule? Explain an example.

Even today,occupational segregation places many women in female-dominated occupations that tend to be lower paying than male-dominated ones.

The 80 percent rule is met if a company has hired:

Natural rights are:

Sexual harassment is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was based on which amendment to the U.S.constitution?

Which of the following is a reason for the persisting gender wage gap?