Business Society Quiz 7

The growing diversity in the U.S. workforce is due to:

All of these answers are correct.

Employees in the United States have a legal right to:

Both of these answers are correct: Organize and bargain collectively; and a safe and healthy workplace.

Women in the U.S. workforce are accurately characterized by which of these statements?

Both of these answers are correct: The participation rate has been between 46 and 47 percent since the late 2000s; and a lack of family-friendly business policies has made it difficult for working mothers.

Businesses can reduce income inequality by which action?

Commit to paying a living wage to all employees.

Since the mid-1950s the proportion of American workers represented by unions has:

Decreased.

One argument in favor of affirmative action is:

It levels the playing field to correct past discriminatory hiring practices.

Age, ethnicity, gender, mental or physical abilities, race, and sexual orientation fall under which dimension of diversity?

Primary

Some studies have shown that the burden of complying with safety regulations falls hardest on:

Small businesses.

A living wage has been defined as a wage that:

Supports half the basic needs of an average-sized family, based on local prices.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives workers the right to a job:

That is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious injury.