Social Issues in Business Review Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the complex interplay between business practices and contemporary social issues, emphasizing the ethical, cultural, and societal challenges faced by organizations in a global environment. Students will examine topics such as corporate social responsibility, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, labor relations, and the impact of business on the environment and local communities. Through case studies, discussions, and critical analysis, the course encourages students to assess the role of businesses as social actors and develop strategies for responsible decision-making that balance profitability with social and ethical considerations.
Recommended Textbook Diversity in Organizations 3rd Edition by Myrtle P. Bell
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Diversity in Organizations
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Q1) Women are earning more than men because they are earning more college degrees than men.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) As of the most recent year studied, women and minorities made up 85% of the workforce.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Diversity without a supportive climate can result in negative consequences in an organization
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Research indicates that effective management of diversity is associated with stock prices.
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) Egalitarians strongly oppose such concepts as human equality and support social, political, and economic privilege.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Strategies to reduce propensities to engage in in-group, out-group categorizations include
A) helping group members work to achieve common goals.
B) increasing competition among group members.
C) encouraging group members to view themselves as two separate groups.
D) encouraging group members to continue automatic stereotyping.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Legislation
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Q1) In the U.S., national origin discrimination
A) is not prohibited by Title VII.
B) does not include such things as "English-only" policies since this is an English speaking country.
C) has been on the increase recently.
D) still exists but is very rare.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is not included in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibitions against discrimination?
A) Race.
B) Sex.
C) Age.
D) Religion.
Answer: C
Q3) When no Federal acts prohibit discrimination, state, local, and city ordinances may do so.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Blacksafrican Americans
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Q1) Researchers estimate that about 35% of business establishments have no minority workers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Black women are less likely to be participating in the workforce than White women are.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Legally sanctioned (or mandated) discrimination and segregation persisted for decades after the end of slavery.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In a study on employment and earnings of native and immigrant Blacks and Whites, A) native and immigrant Blacks had different earnings.
B) African-born Blacks had higher educational levels than native-born Blacks.
C) immigrants with less education had lower employment rates than native-born Blacks.
D) immigrants had higher earnings than native-born workers.
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Chapter 5: Latinoshispanics
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Q1) Hispanics are diverse in education, language fluency, background, and experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In terms of marketing to Latinos, in the Hispanic Opinion Tracker study,
A) Latinos prefer to use credit instead of cash for their purchases.
B) Latinos were found to spend less than other customers.
C) Hispanics were more likely to report stronger enthusiasm about shopping than other survey participants.
D) Hispanic marketing is not worth the effort due to their poverty.
Q3) Which of the following is not true of bilingualism?
A) Organizations should provide incentives and opportunities for managers to learn Spanish.
B) Being bilingual may be a job-related compensable skill.
C) High turnover in certain industries makes having managers who speak Spanish more effective than ESL classes.
D) Training managers to speak Spanish is expensive and counter-productive for employers.
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Chapter 6: Asians and Asian Americans
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Q1) Asians who come to the U.S. are less likely to become naturalized citizens than immigrants from any other country.
A)True
B)False
Q2) As a model minority, Asians do experience access discrimination, but not treatment discrimination.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 1922 an Asian with white skin was not categorized as White for immigration purposes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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) Asian Americans view American education as inferior and avoid any involvement in it.
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Chapter 7: Whiteseuropean Americans
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Q1) Research on layoffs in a financial firm found that
A) Whites were less likely to be laid off than non-Whites.
B) Blacks were less likely to be laid off than Asians and Hispanics.
C) Hispanics were less likely to be laid off than Asians.
D) Asians were more likely to be laid off than Hispanics.
Q2) 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) felt that resistance to racism impedes further evolution of the human race.
Q3) Through affirmative action, employers use flexible goals and timetables to reduce imbalances in representation of underrepresented groups.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Although White men comprise less than 40% of the U.S. population, about 80% of the highest level corporate executives are White men.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: American Indians, Alaska Natives, and
Multiracial Group Members
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Q1) There is a very wide range of estimates of the population of American Indians in the U.S. at first European contact.
A)True B)False
Q2) Until 1924, American Indians born in the U.S. were not U.S. citizens. A)True B)False
Q3) American Indians and Alaska Natives have the worst employment rates in the U.S. A)True B)False
Q4) For recruitment purposes, tribal colleges are not generally a good source of American Indian applicants because such colleges tend not to be accredited. A)True B)False
Q5) Approval of interracial marriage increases with education levels. A)True B)False
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Chapter 9: Sex and Gender
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Q1) Men are about 15% of sexual harassment targets.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Worldwide, women are more likely to live in poverty than men.
A)True
B)False
Q3) With the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, women who are unaware of pay discrimination are less likely to run out of time to file a claim once they find out about it.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not true of women of color?
A) They occupy the lowest status, lowest paid jobs.
B) They are subject to multiple disadvantages from race and gender stereotypes, discrimination, and segregation.
C) They are likely to work in female-dominated jobs.
D) They experience sexual harassment based on both race and sex from managers, but not from peers.
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Chapter 10: Work and Family
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Q1) Compared with women with less education, women with higher education are more likely to be in the workforce even if they have very young children.
A)True
B)False
Q2) About what percentage of married couples consist of an employed husband and a wife who does not participate in the workforce?
A) About 30%.
B) About 25%.
C) About 19%.
D) Less than 10%.
Q3) Which of the following is true of grandparents caring for grandchildren?
A) Fewer grandparents are caring for grandchildren now than in 2000.
B) Grandparents usually have the same access to help from their employers as do parents.
C) Grandparents caring for grandchildren have access to "parental" assistance that is equal or very similar to the assistance parents typically receive.
D) Almost 40% of grandparents caring for grandchildren have been caring for them for more than 5 years.
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Chapter 11: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) Regarding HIV/AIDS at work,
A) co-workers may resist working with someone who is HIV positive.
B) co-workers are very likely to contract the disease from working with an employee who is HIV positive.
C) HIV/AIDS is not a protected disability under the ADA.
D) it can be avoided through an initial medical exam prior to employment and then annual physical exams.
Q2) An estimated 2.5% of military personnel are believed to be gay or lesbian.
A)True
B)False
Q3) 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.
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Chapter 12: Religion
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Q1) Regarding religious organizations in the U.S.,
A) religious organizations are some of the most heterogeneous types of organizations.
B) although most Americans are Christian, there is diversity of beliefs among Christian organizations.
C) about 20% of Blacks worship in primarily White religious organizations.
D) little diversity of beliefs regarding women's roles and sexual orientation exists.
Q2) ______ are more religious than _______.
A) Younger adults, older adults.
B) Women, men.
C) Asians, Blacks.
D) Hispanics, Blacks.
Q3) People of the same faith will all have the same level of religiosity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Women clergy experience a "frosted glass ceiling" in religious organizations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Age
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Q1) The term "prime age" refers to:
A) the age range of the most preferred employees, 25 to 35.
B) the time at which older workers reach their prime, 45-50.
C) the age at which people reach their prime, 18 to 25.
D) the period (age) of the prime interest rate charged by lenders.
Q2) The ADEA prohibits disciplining older workers for poor performance.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements is not true about the intergenerational workforce that now exists?
A) Some research suggests that work value differences among generations are more perceived than real.
B) Organizations are investing in training to ensure the different generations can interact successfully.
C) Having an intergenerational workforce can be a competitive advantage.
D) Generation X (born 1965 to 1980) is the largest of the generation groups.
Q4) Younger workers are less likely to be laid off than older workers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Physical and Mental Ability
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Q1) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was a precursor to the ADA.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Of those participating in the workforce (working or looking for work), unemployment rates for people with disabilities are three times greater than the unemployment rates of people without disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is true of employment of people with disabilities?
A) The ADA appears to be unable to have a positive effect on the employment of people with disabilities.
B) There is very little and very rare unemployment for people with disabilities.
C) The majority of claims filed under the ADA are deemed to have no reasonable cause.
D) Employment seldom ever pays off for either the employer or employee..
Q4) Federal tax incentives are often available to employers to fund accommodations. A)True B)False
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Chapter 15: Weight and Appearance
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Q1) Race-coded job channeling means that employers steer applicants to certain jobs according to employer preferences for Whites in certain positions and minorities in others based on the applicants' interests, skills, or experience.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When attempting to reduce benefits costs, which is the best solution for employers?
A) They should encourage overweight people to lose weight.
B) They should refuse to hire overweight applicants.
C) They should require overweight applicants to take a medical exam to ensure their blood pressure is normal and that they do not have diabetes or other obesity-related health problems.
D) They should introduce wellness programs, focusing on health.
Q3) Which of the following is true of overweight and obesity at work?
A) Overweight people have lower absence than others.
B) Overweight people strongly resist discrimination at work by boycotting and protesting.
C) Overweight is erroneously associated with negative personal attributes.
D) Overweight people are not likely to be discriminated against at work.
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Chapter 16: International Diversity and Facing the Future
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Q1) Differences in education, workforce participation, and employment levels vary too much in different locations to be helpful in identifying non-dominant groups in a particular country or location.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and disability exists virtually everywhere and is an underlying feature of persistent poverty.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Sexual harassment is similar in structure, type, and negative consequences for women, regardless of where the harassment occurs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Eradicating discrimination would benefit individuals, organizations, the economy, and society.
A)True
B)False
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