MNGT 330 Chapter 4 & 5

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The Black population is about

13.5% of the U.S. population

Which of the following statements about the education, employment, and/or earnings of Blacks/African Americans is true?

Black unemployment is higher than the unemployment of every other racial/ethnic group at the same educational level.

Regarding employment of Black women,

Black women who work for unionized firms earn more than Black women who work for non-unionized firms.

In terms of race and ethnicity

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.

Regarding involuntary servitude in the United States:

During the same time that Africans were first sold in the U.S., Whites were also held as indentured servants.

Which of the following statements is not true about sexual harassment of Black women?

Early on Black women were likely to be overrepresented in cases of sexual harassment brought against organizations, but are not currently overrepresented.

In the Central Station Casino case about English-only rules

Hispanic employees were harassed for speaking Spanish

Glass ceilings and glass walls are likely to be strengthened by all of the practices below except:

Providing mentoring opportunities for women and minorities to take on positions involved with finance.

"New racism"

The belief that Blacks have attained excessive, unfair gains through programs such as affirmative action.

Which of the following is true of the Black population?

Underutilization of Blacks' skills at work contributes to their illness and early death.

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. t/f

f

If they prefer to do so, it is generally legal for employers to require employees to speak English at all times while at work. t/f

f

The Hispanic market has become of less interest to firms due its decline. It has gone from 1.3 trillion dollars in the year 2000 to 504 billion in 2014.​ t/f

f

Underemployment refers to when very few minorities are able to find a job. t/f

f

When access discrimination occurs, its targets are likely to be aware that it has occurred. t/f

f

Regarding low status and low skilled workers,

fair treatment may translate into recruiting, retention, and productivity gains.

Discrimination against customers

has negative effects on organizations' ability to market to diverse customer groups.

The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s

included lunch counter sit-ins that college students organized.

In investigating Hispanic representation in managerial and professional occupations, researchers found

language proficiency is one of the strongest predictors of working in a managerial or professional job for Hispanics and Whites.

Racial profiling and customer abuse and mistreatment

partly result from poor management practices and lack of supervision.

About 8% of the foreign-born population in the U.S. is Black and these immigrants Blacks are often perceived to be native born. t/f

t

Compared to many other nations, the monolingualism of the majority of the U.S. population is uncommon. t/f

t

Hispanics are diverse in education, language fluency, background, and experiences. t/f

t

Hispanics are underrepresented in managerial and professional occupations relative to their representation in the U.S. population. t/f

t

Hispanics can be White, Black, Asian, or other races. t/f

t

On some military bases in the South, Black soldiers had to drink from separate water fountains for "colored" people while White soldiers and German prisoners of war drank from the fountains for Whites. t/f

t

Proof of police misconduct (that included framing defendants) resulted in ​freedom for 100 defendants. t/f

t

The U.S. government helped Cubans who came to the U.S. through assistance with retraining, scholarships, and business loans. t/f

t

The first U.S. Federal law regarding the citizenship of immigrants allowed only White men to become citizens. t/f

t

Repatriation of people of Mexican descent between 1929 and 1939

was part of an effort to free up jobs during the Depression era.


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