Employment Law and Diversity Review
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Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth examination of employment law with a specialized focus on diversity and inclusion within the workplace. Students will explore key legal frameworks that govern discrimination, harassment, equal opportunity, and affirmative action, analyzing statutory laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Equal Pay Act. Through case studies and critical discussions, the course investigates how legal mandates intersect with organizational policies to promote diverse and equitable work environments, considering the challenges and opportunities faced by employers and employees. The course also addresses evolving legal developments and practical issues regarding diversity management, reasonable accommodations, and the impact of cultural differences in the employment context.
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Diversity in Organizations 2nd Edition by Myrtle P. Bell
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Diversity in Organizations
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Q1) Which of the following is accurate of the stereotype of Asian Americans as being the "model minority"?
A) Some jobs held by Asians contradict the stereotype of Asians as successful and high earners.
B) Asians are sometimes perceived as the "model minority" while at the same time they experience the glass ceiling and other forms of discrimination.
C) Some Asian entrepreneurs are self-employed because of a lack of opportunities in formal organizations.
D) A and C only above.
E) A, B, and C above.
Answer: E
Q2) Being supportive of diversity can sometimes result in organizations facing boycotts and negative publicity from those resistant to diversity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Theories and Thinking About Diversity
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Q1) When out-group members are successful, their success is attributed to personal attributes of the out-group members.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Neosexism occurs when people's reported egalitarian values are in agreement with their negative attitudes toward women.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Benevolent sexism is positive and not detrimental to women.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) Because they are often so unrealistic, media portrayals do not contribute to stereotyping.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Legislation
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Q1) Under Title VII
A) employers are required to reasonably accommodate employees' sincerely held religious beliefs or practices.
B) people without religious beliefs are provided no protection from employment-related discrimination.
C) women, but not men, are afforded protection from employment-related discrimination.
D) sex discrimination is prohibited, but not sexual harassment.
Answer: A
Q2) The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
A) emphasizes that the definition of a disability should be construed narrowly.
B) states that an impairment that is episodic and in remission is not a disability.
C) focuses on the definition of a more limited number of disabilities.
D) makes it easier for those seeking protection to establish having a disability.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Blacks/African Americans
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Q1) 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.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is true of the Black population?
A) Blacks have a slightly higher birthrate than Whites.
B) A younger population means a larger proportion of Blacks will enter the workforce in the future.
C) Underutilization of Blacks' skills at work contributes to their illness and early death.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
Q3) Evidence suggests that employers need to attend more to access discrimination because there is little treatment discrimination in organizations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Latinos/Hispanics
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Q1) In terms of access and treatment discrimination, which of the following is true of Hispanics?
A) Unlike African Americans, Hispanics do not experience much access discrimination.
B) Hispanics experience access discrimination, but almost no treatment discrimination.
C) Hispanics experience treatment discrimination, but almost no access discrimination.
D) Research has shown clear patterns of access and treatment discrimination against Hispanics.
Q2) The proportion of Hispanics in the U.S. has grown rapidly as the result of higher Hispanic immigration and birth rates when compared with other groups.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, those born there can apply for and receive expedited U.S. citizenship.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Asians and Asian Americans
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Q1) The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first federal legislation to bar immigrants based on national origin.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Regarding Asian Americans and education,
A) all Asian Americans are well-educated.
B) there are higher percentages of Asians with college degrees and higher percentages of Asians without high school degrees than Whites in both categories.
C) Asians resisted affirmative action at the University of Michigan.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
Q3) Which is true of the relationship between Asians and diversity concerns?
A) Some Asians participated in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
B) Asians experience employment discrimination along with other minority groups.
C) Asians attitudes toward affirmative action are more similar to those of other minority groups than to those of Whites.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
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Chapter 7: Whites/European Americans
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Q1) Albert Einstein
A) encouraged discrimination against immigrants of color.
B) perceived the treatment of Blacks in the U.S. as mocking the principle that "all men are created equal."
C) is well known for his passionate resistance to racism.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
Q2) A higher proportion of White men were managers in the private sector in 2000 than in 1966.
A)True
B)False
Q3) White men
A) are more likely to occupy decision-making positions in organizations, making their commitment to equity and fairness vital.
B) have infrequently participated as diversity allies.
C) worked and sometimes died along with people of color pursuing equality.
D) All of the above.
E) A and C only above.
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Chapter 8: American Indians, Alaska Natives, and
Multiracial Group Members
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Q1) American Indians who have lived primarily on reservation or trust lands will have similar experiences than those who have lived elsewhere.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The U.S. Census did not include American Indians until 1860, and then only if they were not living on reservations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is true of American Indians as sports symbols?
A) The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) voted to penalize universities that continued to use them.
B) Some Indian tribes supported universities' use of the sports symbols.
C) The Civil Rights Commission has argued that the use of American Indians as sports symbols prevents people from learning about real American Indians and their culture.
D) All of the above.
E) A and C only above.
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Chapter 9: Sex and Gender
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Q1) In a sex discrimination lawsuit settled in 2010, Walmart agreed to pay nearly $12 million. The EEOC alleged that Walmart did all of the following except:
A) Used gender stereotype in hiring.
B) Hired males for warehouse positions, but denied jobs to equally or more qualified female applicants.
C) Told applicants that order-filling positions were more suitable for women.
D) Engaged in systematic discrimination against women for certain positions.
Q2) Height and weight requirements for employment
A) can discriminate against most women and some men of Asian, American Indian, or Latino descent.
B) are illegal, even if they are related to successful job performance and no other nondiscriminatory measure is feasible.
C) can result in unintended negative outcomes, such as removing discriminatory barriers to employment.
D) are generally legitimate for male-dominated jobs.
Q3) Referrals from coworkers are often pre-screened based on gender.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Work and Family
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Q1) On average, working mothers experience an 11% wage penalty per child.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Grandparents caring for their grandchildren experience work and family concerns that may be more difficult than those experienced by parents.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 2010 the Department of Labor changed some aspects of the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) that include
A) clarifying the definition of son and daughter to mean a biological relationship.
B) clarifying the definition of son and daughter to mean a legal relationship.
C) broadening the description of who could be considered a son or daughter to include same-sex families with children.
D) All of the above.
Q4) Never married, childless women have higher rates of promotion than any other group.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) On average, gays and lesbians have higher education levels than heterosexuals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Thomas, a gay man who works at a large hotel chain experienced extreme verbal and physical harassment at work because he did not conform to his coworkers' expectations for men. Which of the following is most likely?
A) Thomas probably has no recourse.
B) Thomas may file a discrimination claim under the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
C) Thomas may file a claim under Executive Order 11478.
D) In the absence of prohibitions from sexual orientation discrimination, Thomas may have a claim under Title VII.
E) None of the above.
Q3) Gay and lesbian employees, but not heterosexuals, are more committed to organizations in which sexual orientation discrimination is not tolerated.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Religion
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Q1) Religious minorities whose religion is unknown may suffer stress and worry that their religion may be found out.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Nearly two-thirds of Arab Americans are Christian.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Religiosity, rather than religious fundamentalism, is most strongly related to negative attitudes toward sexual minorities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In terms of women in religious organizations,
A) discrimination against women is illegal.
B) religious organizations are subject to the same laws prohibiting sex discrimination as other organizations.
C) despite bans on women clergy in many organizations, some organizations do ordain women.
D) under certain circumstances, discrimination against women is not illegal.
E) C and D above.
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Chapter 13: Age
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Q1) Which of the following is true of training older workers?
A) Older workers will retire soon after being trained, thus, organizations should be careful about investing training dollars in them.
B) Organizations are more willing to train older workers because they are more mature.
C) Older workers learn differently than younger workers.
D) Older workers are unwilling to learn new technologies.
E) All of the above.
Q2) Research indicates that younger adults are rated as being more competent than older adults.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Categorization of younger workers as irresponsible and lazy may result in access discrimination against them.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For the first time in history, there are three generations in the workforce.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Physical and Mental Ability
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Q1) Discerning whether a person has a disability is fairly easy upon meeting him or her.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Walmart Corporation has consistently been a leader in employment and treatment of people with disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a person is qualified if
A) he or she can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
B) he or she can perform both the essential functions and the marginal functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.
C) he or she can perform both the essential functions and the marginal functions without an accommodation.
D) he or she can perform the essential functions without an accommodation and the marginal functions with or without an accommodation.
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Chapter 15: Weight and Appearance
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Q1) It is illegal in most states to fire someone because he or she is overweight.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The retailer Abercrombie and Fitch has experienced problems with racially offensive merchandise.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Abercrombie and Fitch has had multiple diversity concerns including A) selling merchandise that perpetuated stereotypes about Hispanics.
B) discrimination against Filipinos in hiring practices.
C) using race-coded job channeling.
D) All of the above.
E) B and C above only.
Q4) The prevalence of overweight has increased due to A) changes in the design of work.
B) changes in transportation.
C) quantities and types of food consumed.
D) changes in leisure activities.
E) All of the above.
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Chapter 16: International Diversity and Facing the Future
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Q1) Which of the following is not true of poverty as a diversity concern?
A) Poverty has similar consequences worldwide.
B) Poverty is usually the result of people's lack of internal motivation and character.
C) Poverty is a universal diversity concern.
D) Discrimination is an underlying feature of poverty.
E) All of the above are true.
Q2) Regarding wage inequality and the glass ceiling,
A) in some industrialized nations, women occupy more than 40% of the highest positions.
B) in industrialized nations, women occupy no more than 10% of the highest positions.
C) worldwide, women earn about 80% of men's earnings.
D) in general, characteristics associated with successful managers are those associated with both men and women.
Q3) Avoiding lawsuits is a sufficient rationale for pursing diversity.
A)True
B)False
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