Question 1

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed sexual and racial discrimination at work until overturned by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is true based on documented evidence of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans have the third highest standard of living in the world.
B)  Today,men are just as likely as women to be in so-called "pink collar" occupations.
C)  There is little statistical evidence of job discrimination today.
D)  Relatively few women and minorities have made it to the very top of their professions.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Diversity in the workplace can be viewed as a competitive advantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Affirmative action is synonymous for reverse discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Affirmative action should be distinguished from reverse discrimination.What is the difference?

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Affirmative action is a policy or progra...

Question 6

Comparable worth is the idea that women and men should be paid on the same scale for doing different jobs if they involve equivalent skill,effort,and responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Women entering male turf,or minority workers of either sex going into a predominantly white work environment,can find themselves uncomfortably being measured by a white male value system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Statistics by themselves do not prove discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the Supreme Court's current view of affirmative action (as evidenced by the Michigan cases Gratz and Grutter)?

Accepted Answer

As of my knowledge cutoff in early 2023,...

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  A female employer suggesting sexual offers to a male employee.
B)  A female employee hugging a co-worker when he announces his engagement.
C)  A manager enforcing a dress code for a work environment.
D)  An employee pinning up comic strips in an office cubicle.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The Supreme Court,in its 1978 ruling in the case of Bakke v.Regents of the University of California,upheld the University's right to reserve entrance places in its medical school for minorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the two types of sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Male to female,female to male.
B)  Male to male,female to female.
C)  Boss to worker,worker to boss.
D)  "Quid pro quo" and "hostile work environment."E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Is it unrealistic to imagine that there will be no sexual interaction between men and women in the workplace?  Produce the reasonings on both sides of the argument.

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On one hand, it may be unrealistic to im...

Question 14

Describe how and why sexual harassment is a determent to the workplace.

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Sexual harassment is a detriment to the ...

Question 15

The 1984 Supreme Court decision in Memphis Firefighters v.Stotts

Accepted Answer

A)  treated sexual harassment as a form of discrimination.
B)  upheld seniority over affirmative action.
C)  upheld the legality of hiring quotas.
D)  upheld the legality of mandatory drug testing.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

​The Supreme Court has not reaffirmed the legality of affirmative action even when such programs are moderate and flexible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Sexual comments that one woman appreciates might distress another women.The courts decide when such behavior is inappropriate by seeing if the behavior would be offensive to

Accepted Answer

A)  the person to whom the comments are directed.
B)  the person accused of harassment.
C)  the hypothetical "reasonable person."
D)  the common law as modified by legislation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Many Americans oppose what issue because they fear it will mean in practice,illegal quotas,preferential treatment of African Americans and women,and even reverse discrimination against white men?

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action
B)  sexual diversity
C)  sexual harassment
D)  age discriminationE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Should the sexual orientation of gays and lesbians be protected against discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the sexual orientation of gays and ...

Question 20

Job discrimination occurs under three possible conditions.What are they?

Accepted Answer

Job discrimination can occur under vario...

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The 1984 Supreme Court decision in Memphis Firefighters v.Stotts

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The Supreme Court,in its 1978 ruling in the case of Bakke v.Regents of the University of California,upheld the University's right to reserve entrance places in its medical school for minorities.

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Diversity in the workplace can be viewed as a competitive advantage.

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Women entering male turf,or minority workers of either sex going into a predominantly white work environment,can find themselves uncomfortably being measured by a white male value system.

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Affirmative action should be distinguished from reverse discrimination.What is the difference?

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Describe how and why sexual harassment is a determent to the workplace.

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Which of the following is an example of sexual harassment?

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Statistics by themselves do not prove discrimination.

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What is the Supreme Court's current view of affirmative action (as evidenced by the Michigan cases Gratz and Grutter)?

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed sexual and racial discrimination at work until overturned by the Supreme Court.

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Comparable worth is the idea that women and men should be paid on the same scale for doing different jobs if they involve equivalent skill,effort,and responsibility.

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​The Supreme Court has not reaffirmed the legality of affirmative action even when such programs are moderate and flexible.

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Is it unrealistic to imagine that there will be no sexual interaction between men and women in the workplace? Produce the reasonings on both sides of the argument.

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Affirmative action is synonymous for reverse discrimination.

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Should the sexual orientation of gays and lesbians be protected against discrimination?

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Which of the following is true based on documented evidence of discrimination?

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Sexual comments that one woman appreciates might distress another women.The courts decide when such behavior is inappropriate by seeing if the behavior would be offensive to

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What are the two types of sexual harassment?

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Many Americans oppose what issue because they fear it will mean in practice,illegal quotas,preferential treatment of African Americans and women,and even reverse discrimination against white men?

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Job discrimination occurs under three possible conditions.What are they?

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