Managing Diversity - Workplace Chapter 6

Asians who come to the U.S. are less likely to become naturalized citizens than immigrants from any other country.

False

Racial classifications in the U.S. census of people of Asian descent have changed multiple times.

True

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first federal legislation to bar immigrants based on national origin.

True

The majority of Japanese who were interned during World War II were U.S. citizens.

True

Asians are over-represented in management in technical fields.

False

Which of the following is true of White and Chinese railroad workers in the 1800s? A. B and C only are true. B. Chinese workers were paid more than White workers. C. Labor market competition between White and Chinese workers fueled lynching of Chinese workers. D. Federal legislation purposefully restricted entry of Chinese laborers into the U.S. E. A, B, and C above are true.

A. B and C only are true.

Regarding Asian Americans and education, A. there are higher percentages of Asians with college degrees and higher percentages of Asians without high school degrees than Whites in both categories. B. Asians resisted affirmative action at the University of Michigan. C. all Asian Americans are well-educated. D. All of the selections are correct.

A. there are higher percentages of Asians with college degrees and higher percentages of Asians without high school degrees than Whites in both categories.

As a model minority, Asians do experience access discrimination, but not treatment discrimination.

False

Which of the following is true of Asians? A. Southeast Asians are more likely to have limited English proficiency than other Asians. B. All of the above. C. Some discrimination against Asians occurs because of perceptions they have been too successful. D. Some groups of Asians are more likely to be on public assistance (e.g., welfare) than some other minority group members.

B. All of the above.

Which is true of the relationship between Asians and diversity concerns? A. Asians experience employment discrimination along with other minority groups. B. All of the selections are correct. C. Some Asians participated in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. D. Asians attitudes toward affirmative action are more similar to those of other minority groups than to those of Whites.

B. All of the selections are correct.

Which of the following is true of Asian American entrepreneurs? A. Asians are more likely to start their own businesses than other minority groups. B. All of the selections are true. C. Some Asians start their own businesses due to lack of opportunities elsewhere. D. Many Asian-owned firms survive due to long hours and unpaid labor of family members.

B. All of the selections are true.

The portrayal of Asians as the "model minority" A. All of the selections are correct. B. ignores differences among Asians and barriers they face. C. encourages other minority groups and Whites to strive for success. D. demonstrates how unemployment, underemployment, and misemployment do not affect Asians.

B. ignores differences among Asians and barriers they face.

Which of the following is true of Asian women at work in the U.S.? A. They are not exposed to the discrimination that usually results from being a double minority. B. They earn more than White women in the U.S. at all educational levels. C. Asian immigrant women are likely to work in family-owned businesses, computer manufacturing, or the garment industry. D. They earn more than Asian men in the U.S.

C. Asian immigrant women are likely to work in family-owned businesses, computer manufacturing, or the garment industry.

In terms of workforce participation and education, which of the following is not true? A. African American women participate in the workforce more than Asian women. B. Asian men are more likely to be participating in the workforce than men overall. C. Asian women are more likely to be participating in the workforce than White women. D. Asians are less likely to have completed high school than Whites.

C. Asian women are more likely to be participating in the workforce than White women.

Immigration laws that affected Asians A. included the Chinese Inclusion Act. B. historically preferred Asians because of their strong work ethic and high education levels. C. included a restriction that allowed 105 Chinese to enter the U.S. per year. D. restricted immigration of minorities from other ethnic groups while allowing for immigration of Asians.

C. included a restriction that allowed 105 Chinese to enter the U.S. per year.

Asian Americans' employment experiences A. include encounters with the glass ceiling. B. include access and treatment discrimination. C. include being steered to jobs deemed appropriate for them. D. All of the selections are correct.

D. All of the selections are correct.

In research on the effects of having an Asian (Chinese or Indian) or White name in selection decisions A. because of their higher qualifications, White applicants were more likely to be chosen than Chinese or Indian applicants. B. because of their higher qualifications, Chinese and Indian applicants were more likely to be chosen than White applicants. C. results were very different from results in the study that investigated the effects of having a Black-sounding name. D. Chinese applicants received the lowest suitability ratings.

D. Chinese applicants received the lowest suitability ratings.

Regarding Asians' earnings A. There are more Asians living in poverty than Whites. B. All of the above. C. Asians' high education levels contribute to their freedom from earnings discrimination. D. large numbers of Asians reside in cities having high costs of living and this reflects Asians earnings relative to other racial groups that are more geographically dispersed. E. A and B only above.

E. A and B only above.

In the 2005 Gallup Poll study Asian Americans reported experiencing less discrimination than Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites.

False

Asian Americans have a bimodal distribution of educational attainment.

True

Asians with college degrees earn about 13% less per year than Whites with college degrees.

True

Filipinos were the first people of Asian descent to arrive in the U.S.

True

Racial microaggressions

brief, and common daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults to the target person or group.