Diversity In The Workforce Final
All of the following are true about sex discrimination and sexual harassment around the world except: A. Men who are most likely to be harassed are older and White. B. Women who are more likely to be targeted for sexual harassment are young, financially dependent, divorced or never married, and migrant. C. Women's concentration in low-status positions contributes to sexual harassment. D. Sex discrimination and harassment are common problems faced by women around the world.
A. Men who are most likely to be harassed are older and White.
Differences in deferred adjudication rates discussed in the Florida State study A. can negatively affect the ability of Latinos and Blacks to obtain employment when compared with Whites. B. did not remain after controlling for differences in the circumstances of the accused and cases. C. were less likely to occur with drug and violent crime cases. D. can decrease the likelihood that Blacks and Hispanics will have a felony conviction record.
A. can negatively affect the ability of Latinos and Blacks to obtain employment when compared with Whites.
Considerations useful in determining the dominant and non-dominant groups and areas of diversity concerns around the world include 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.
In the Walmart case involving immigrant labor, A. the U.S. government alleged that Walmart knowingly hired illegal immigrants from Mexico, Eastern Europe, and other countries. B. several Walmart stores were permanently closed as a result. C. Walmart settled the case and thus experienced a large financial loss for the year. D. All of the above. E. A and B only above.
A. the U.S. government alleged that Walmart knowingly hired illegal immigrants from Mexico, Eastern Europe, and other countries.
Employers may require English-only rules A. when necessary for communications with customers who only speak English. B. to satisfy coworkers who do not wish to hear other languages being spoken. C. to force employees to learn English. D. when employers wish to monitor employees' conversations while on breaks. E. All of the above.
A. when necessary for communications with customers who only speak English.
Because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, those born there can apply for and receive expedited U.S. citizenship.
Answer: False
Because managers at all levels affect diversity issues, top managers, who are removed from the day-to-day activities, are not integral to the success of diversity measures.
Answer: False
Differences in education, workforce participation, and employment levels vary too much in different locations to be helpful in identifying non-dominant groups in a particular country or location.
Answer: False
Employers who express preferences for Hispanic immigrant workers, tend to pay more than those employers who do not express such preferences.
Answer: False
For those with a high school diploma, the mean earnings of Hispanic men are lower than those of other men with the exception of Black men.
Answer: False
If they prefer to do so, it is generally legal for employers to require employees to speak English at all times while at work.
Answer: False
Inter-ethnic employment discrimination is defined as discrimination between Whites and non-White racial and ethnic groups.
Answer: False
Most people who live in persistent poverty are lazy and unmotivated.
Answer: False
Poor and minority group members are more likely to be convicted when arrested, but receive lighter sentences.
Answer: False
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.
Answer: False
Women with similar or more education than men tend to have higher earnings and status than men, worldwide.
Answer: False
About 35% of the Hispanic individuals living in the U.S. were born in the U.S.
Answer: False,
Avoiding lawsuits is a sufficient rationale for pursing diversity.
Answer: False,
Nearly 2 million of the poor in the United States are working poor, earning too little to escape poverty.
Answer: False,
Hispanics now comprise about 25% of the U.S. population.
Answer: False, p. 156, correct answer is 16%
18. Hispanic education levels differ by country of origin.
Answer: True
At times, "separate but equal" schools were required for Mexican children in the U.S.
Answer: True
Compared to many other nations, the monolingualism of the majority of the U.S. population is uncommon.
Answer: True
Diversity in organizations is but one aspect of societal changes that will reduce inequity among people.
Answer: True
Domestic partner benefits are also useful to heterosexuals who are in committed relationships, but who are unmarried.
Answer: True
Eradicating discrimination would benefit individuals, organizations, the economy, and society.
Answer: True
Hispanic men participate in the workforce at higher rates than non-Hispanic White men.
Answer: True
Hispanics are diverse in education, language fluency, background, and experiences.
Answer: True
Hispanics are underrepresented in managerial and professional occupations relative to their representation in the U.S. population.
Answer: True
Hispanics can be White, Black, Asian, or other races.
Answer: True
In an increasingly global community, without the contributions of everyone, long-term success for anyone is at risk.
Answer: True
Legislation is necessary, but not sufficient to reduce disparities between groups.
Answer: True
Sexual harassment is similar in structure, type, and negative consequences for women, regardless of where the harassment occurs.
Answer: True
The International Labor Organization views the right to decent work as a basic human right.
Answer: True
The U.S. government helped Cubans who came to the U.S. through assistance with retraining, scholarships, and business loans.
Answer: True
The earliest known ancestors of Mexican Americans arrived in what is now the U.S. long before European Americans.
Answer: True
The proportion of Hispanics in the U.S. has grown rapidly as the result of higher Hispanic immigration and birth rates when compared with other groups.
Answer: True
When bilingual employees are called upon to assist monolingual employees with their work tasks, this may reduce bilingual employees' work effectiveness.
Answer: True
When viewed as issues of power, dominance, discrimination, and control of resources, diversity is clearly an international issue.
Answer: True
Workforces in many nations are changing due to changes in birth and mortality rates, immigration, and age distributions.
Answer: True
Discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and disability exists virtually everywhere and is an underlying feature of persistent poverty.
Answer: True,
Racial profiling by police occurs against Latinos, Blacks, Asians, and others of color in the U.S.
Answer: True,
There are some diversity concerns that are common to nations around the world.
Answer: True,
Human resources should adhere to all of the following practices to enhance diversity except: A. Look at performance standards to see if they are similar for dominant and non-dominant groups. B. Avoid giving negative feedback to non-dominant members because it may seem like prejudice. C. Regularly assess performance of all employees. D. Give similar chances of promotions to dominant and non-dominant group members.
B. Avoid giving negative feedback to non-dominant members because it may seem like prejudice.
In the Central Station Casino case about English-only rules A. Hispanic workers were allowed to speak Spanish during lunch periods. B. Hispanic employees were harassed for speaking Spanish. C. the HR Director recommended that Hispanic workers could speak Spanish during breaks. D. the HR Director recommended that managers not discipline Hispanic workers who spoke Spanish at work.
B. Hispanic employees were harassed for speaking Spanish.
Which of the following statements is true about Hispanic women at work? A. Hispanic women earn about 85% of what Hispanic men earn. B. Hispanic women tend to work in female-dominated positions with other women of color. C. Hispanic women have higher workforce participation rates than Black women. D. Hispanic women have higher workforce participation rates than non-Hispanic White women. E. All of the above.
B. Hispanic women tend to work in female-dominated positions with other women of color.
Which of the following is not true of poverty as a diversity concern? A. Poverty has similar consequences worldwide. B. Poverty is usually the result of people's lack of internal motivation and character. C. Poverty is a universal diversity concern. D. Discrimination is an underlying feature of poverty. E. All of the above are true.
B. Poverty is usually the result of people's lack of internal motivation and character.
Hispanic immigrants A. have low employment rates because of their low educational levels. B. are sometimes exploited by employers due to their immigrant status. C. prefer and obtain high wage jobs because they are bilingual. D. are not protected from employment discrimination. E. None of the above.
B. are sometimes exploited by employers due to their immigrant status.
Regarding low status and low skilled workers, A. employers are not required to provide minimum wages or overtime to such workers. B. fair treatment may translate into recruiting, retention, and productivity gains. C. stated preferences for certain workers are never preferences for workers who are more likely to accept low wages and poor treatment. D. little can be done to improve their work lives.
B. fair treatment may translate into recruiting, retention, and productivity gains.
Regarding wage inequality and the glass ceiling, 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.
B. in industrialized nations, women occupy no more than 10% of the highest positions.
In terms of diversity, Royal Dutch Shell A. defines diversity as relating to visible differences only. B. includes both visible and invisible differences in its definition of diversity. C. focuses on sexual orientation, nationality, and inclusion, along with country-specific issues. D. focuses on race, nationality, and inclusion, along with country-specific issues.
B. includes both visible and invisible differences in its definition of diversity.
Repatriation of people of Mexican descent between 1929 and 1939 A. included only those living in the U.S. illegally. B. was part of an effort to free up jobs during the Depression era. C. was strictly voluntary. D. provided those being repatriated sufficient time to prepare. E. A and B only above.
B. was part of an effort to free up jobs during the Depression era.
In terms of marketing to Latinos, in the Hispanic Opinion Tracker study, A. Latinos prefer to use credit instead of cash for their purchases. B. Latinos were found to spend less than other customers. C. Hispanics were more likely to report stronger enthusiasm about shopping than other survey participants. D. All of the above.
C. Hispanics were more likely to report stronger enthusiasm about shopping than other survey participants.
16. Hispanic women A. due to strong cultural traditions, are more likely to be unemployed than employed. B. work outside the home at about the same rates as Black women. C. are more likely to experience employment hardship than non-Hispanic White women. D. tend to work in male-dominated positions. E. All of the above.
C. are more likely to experience employment hardship than non-Hispanic White women.
Discrimination 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.
C. at work, in one form or another, occurs throughout the world.
A large study of the determinants of antigay attitudes among 16-year-olds in Belgium and Canada found that in terms of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) rights A. immigrants were more supportive of GLBT rights than natives. B. Muslim males were supportive of GLBT rights. C. girls were more supportive of LGBT rights than boys. D. parents' education levels were not related to support for LGBT rights
C. girls were more supportive of LGBT rights than boys.
In investigating Hispanic representation in managerial and professional occupations, researchers found A. Hispanics are equally represented in management and professional occupations relative to their representation in the U.S. population. B. Hispanics are over-represented in management and professional occupations relative to their representation in the U.S. population. C. language proficiency is one of the strongest predictors of working in a managerial or professional job for Hispanics and Whites. D. education level has little influence on whether Hispanics are represented in managerial or professional jobs.
C. language proficiency is one of the strongest predictors of working in a managerial or professional job for Hispanics and Whites.
Benefits of eliminating discrimination and valuing diversity include A. reduction of poverty. B. increased lifespans. C. stronger economies. D. All of the above. E. A and C only above.
D. All of the above.
In terms of race and ethnicity A. many Hispanics are White in race, yet Hispanics are included in the "people of color" category. B. Many Latinos view their race as cultural, variable, and contextual. C. Confounding of race and ethnicity among Hispanics can create a double jeopardy, in which they experience discrimination based on skin color as well as ethnicity. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.
D. All of the above.
Providing language assistance to employees A. assists employers in improving safety and customer satisfaction. B. can help English speaking as well as Spanish speaking employees. C. improves employee relations. D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
Racial profiling and customer abuse and mistreatment A. partly result from poor management practices and lack of supervision. B. are ways in which organizations participate in and facilitate unequal treatment of people based on their race or ethnicity. C. can result in widespread negative publicity against organizations. D. All of the above. E. None of the above
D. All of the above.
Which of the following is true of people with disabilities worldwide? A. When compared with other marginalized groups, the position of people with disabilities is even more extreme. B. Greater un- and underemployment for people with disabilities compared to people without disabilities is a worldwide problem. C. People with disabilities are uniquely marginalized. D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
In terms of the educational attainment of Latinos, A. Similar proportions of Blacks and Hispanics have completed high school. B. Hispanics whose origins are Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban, respectively, have the most to least education. C. Lower education levels of Cubans, compared with Mexican Americans, contribute to lower wages of Cubans. D. More Cuban Americans have at least a college degree than Mexican Americans.
D. More Cuban Americans have at least a college degree than Mexican Americans.
Which of the following is not true of human resource practices and diversity? A. Changes in human resources practices are recommended to facilitate diversity programs. B. Starting with clear job criteria is helpful in selection processes. C. Recruitment at schools with diverse student populations is recommended. D. Participation in training and development has little impact on workers' preparedness for advancement opportunities.
D. Participation in training and development has little impact on workers' preparedness for advancement opportunities.
In terms of access and treatment discrimination, which of the following is true of Hispanics? A. Unlike African Americans, Hispanics do not experience much access discrimination. B. Hispanics experience access discrimination, but almost no treatment discrimination. C. Hispanics experience treatment discrimination, but almost no access discrimination. D. Research has shown clear patterns of access and treatment discrimination against Hispanics.
D. Research has shown clear patterns of access and treatment discrimination against Hispanics.
Which of the following is true of Latinos in the U.S.? A. Hispanics of Mexican, Central American, and South American origin each comprise about 30% of the U.S. population of Hispanics. B. Eighty percent of Latinos in the U.S. live in California and Texas. C. The populations of California and Texas are now about 60% Hispanic. D. The majority of Hispanics in the U.S. are of Mexican origin. E. All of the above.
D. The majority of Hispanics in the U.S. are of Mexican origin.
18. Which of the following is not true of bilingualism? A. Organizations should provide incentives and opportunities for managers to learn Spanish. B. Being bilingual may be a job-related compensable skill. C. High turnover in certain industries makes having managers who speak Spanish more effective than ESL classes. D. Training managers to speak Spanish is expensive and counter-productive for employers.
D. Training managers to speak Spanish is expensive and counter-productive for employers.
Discerning whether a person has a disability is fairly easy upon meeting him or her. —
False
Of those participating in the workforce (working or looking for work), unemployment rates for people with disabilities are three times greater than the unemployment rates of people with disabilities. -
False
People with disabilities are more likely to be unemployed but less likely to be underemployed than people without disabilities. -
False
People with disabilities, unlike women, do not seem to experience the glass ceiling and job segregation. -
False
People with work disabilities who have a college degree earn about 50% less than people without work disabilities who have a college degree. —
False
The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 emphasizes that the definition of disabilities should be more narrowly defined than the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. -
False
Walmart corporation has consistently been a leader in employment and treatment of people with disabilities. -
False
Absenteeism of people with disabilities is sometimes lower than those of people with disabilities. -
True
As the U.S. population ages, the proportion of people with a disability in the population is likely to grow. -
True
Federal tax incentives are often available to employers to fund accommodations. -
True
For some employers, the fear of incurring future costs by hiring a disabled person results in the employers taking illegal actions. —
True
Having a disability is a strong predictor of unemployment. —
True
If someone is perceived as having a disability, regardless of whether this perception is accurate, that person is covered under the ADA. -
True
Many disabilities have no effect on job performance. -
True
Most Workers with disabilities require no accommodations—
True
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was a precursor to the ADA. -
True
The proportion of people in the U.S. with a disability is:
a. About 20%
For people with work disabilities,
a. Education levels are lower than the education levels of the general population without a work disability
Statistics about disabilities indicate that
a. For those participating in workforce, the unemployment rate for disabled people is 14.5% compared to 9% for those without a disability.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a person is qualified if
a. He or she can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Which of the following is true of employment of people with and without disabilities?
a. People with disabilities are less likely to be employed than people without disabilities.
In the DuPoint study of performance ratings of people with disabilities,
a. People with disabilities had average or above average ratings of performance, attendance, and safety.
Under the ADA,
a. People with mental retardation are protected
Undue hardship
a. Refers to significant difficulty or expense relative to the attributes of the employer.
Which of the following is true of disabilities and the selection process? a. Tests should be related to successful job performance
a. Tests should be related to successful job performance
Marginal functions are those
a. That are secondary to the functions of the job.
Which of the following is true of disabilities and the performance evaluation process?
a. Vague performance standards may disadvantage people with disabilities.
Reasonable accommodations
a. Vary by employer
When employees acquire a disability, employers need to
a. make reasonable accommodations if needed.
In terms of marketing efforts for customers with disabilities
a. making stores more accessible could benefit customers with or without disabilities.
Michael had a severe hearing impairment and worked as the supervisor of a fast food restaurant. Michael's manager and the human resources manager repeatedly mocked him in front of other employees and said things like "read my lips," "have you got your ears on?" even when he seemed to have no trouble hearing. Michael finally resigned as a result of the mocking and harassment. This is a situation of a. Discrimination b. Constructive discharge c. A failure to value a potentially valuable worker d. All the above
b. Constructive discharge
Which of the following is true of employment of people with disabilities? a. The ADA appears to be having a positive effect on the employment of people with disabilities. b. There is persistent unemployment of people with disabilities. c. The majority of claims filed under the ADA are deemed to have no reasonable cause. d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Having and using a valid job description, a. Is helpful in avoiding discrimination against people with disabilities. b. Can reduce biases that might occur during the selection process. c. Is useful for all phases of the human resources process. d. All of the above.
d. All of the above.
When people with disabilities require accommodations, a. Most of the accommodations cost $500 or less. c. Many of the accommodations are also beneficial for those who were not originally targeted by the accommodation e. A and C only above
e. A and C only above
