human relations ch 14
discrimnation
act or intending to act or being inclined to act on a prejudicial attitude
prejudice and discrimination toward older people
ageism
prejudice and discrimination toward older people is known
ageism
an inclination to judge poeple before knowing them based on their membership in some group or category of people is know
bias
a process in which the mind quickly classifies information into categorires to operate efficiently is known
cognitive categorization
a stereotype positive or negative is potentially damaging because
combines everyone into one group without identifitying individual chararteristics
a stereotype positive or negative is potentially damaging becuase
combines everyone into one group without identifying individual characteristics
a stereostype postive or negative is potentially damaging because
comines everyone into 1 group without identifying individual characteristics
Which of the following is an important ingredient for reducing prejudice?
compensating?
is acting or intending to act or being inclined to act on a prejudicial attitude
discrimination
the struggle and resentment that exists between the haves and the have not can be defined as
economic prejudice
the struggle and resentment that exists between the haves and the haves not can be defined by
economic prejudice
the belife that ones ethinic group is more conventiona lhan others and ones way of going about things is the right way
ethnocentrism
identify a correct statement about ethocentrism
ethocentrism is unintentional
confining women with families to certain jobs by not allowing wokr flexibility is not a form of discrimination
false
state level protections for sexual orientationn and gener
false
state level protections of sexual orientation and gender identify protect employees in all 50 states
false
prejudice in people is driven by their need to
feel higher in status than others
rejudice in people is driven by their need to
feel higher in status than others
prejudice in people is driven by their need to
feel higher in the status than others
in the us when economic times are hard prejudice
focus often on the ethnic group
a relationship in which members of different groups must cooperate and depend on each other to reach common goals is known
interdependence
a relationship which memebers of different groups must cooperate and depend on each other to reach common goals
interdependence
identify a correct statement about the age discrimination in employment
it raises the mandatory retirement age for employees from 55-70
one of the theories about the emotional causes of prejudice proposes that
people look for someone to blame when they frustrated
identify the reasons for racism
prejudice ethnocentrism
identify a statement proposed by the social theories of prejudice
prejudice helps people characterize themselves and feel socially acceptance
prejudice and discrimination based on race is known as
racism
disabled employees were orginially protected by law from discrimination under
rehabilitation act of 1973
The simplest and most effective method to stop sexual harassment at a workplace is:
reporting it
occurs when a victim believes that prejudice against him or her is deserved and then becomes what they stereotypes states
self fulfilling prophecy
occurs when a victim believes that prejudice against him or her is desvered then becomes what the stereostype states
self fulfilling prophecy
prejudice and discrimination based on gender is known as
sexism
prejudice and discriminationbased on genger is know as
sexism
a person thought or beliefs about specific group of people are known
stereotypes
a persons thoughts or belifes about specific groups of poeple are known
stereotypes
identify a true statement about the treatment of the LGBT workforce in the us
there is no federal law
treatment of LGBT workforces in the us
there is no federal law proteting the rights
competiton over insufficient resources between memebers of two groups can lead to prejudice and iscrimination
true
Selective perception is a process in which the mind quickly sorts information into categories to function efficiently.
true?
identify a correct statement about prejudice
weakens the human relations
identify the recent trends in the us labor force participation
women will continue to enter the labor force at a faster pace then men younger people are entering the labor force
