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Rights which governments give to their citizens are known as: |
| | A) | natural rights. |
| | B) | human rights. |
| | C) | group rights. |
| | D) | civil rights. |
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The belief that each race has distinct cultural characteristics and that one's own race is superior to other races is the fundamental postulate of: |
| | A) | racism. |
| | B) | activism. |
| | C) | capitalism. |
| | D) | egalitarianism. |
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Measures enacted in the South from 1877 to the 1950s legalizing segregation in public places, buses, trains, restaurants, schools, and businesses are termed: |
| | A) | Jim Crow laws. |
| | B) | the 80 percent rule. |
| | C) | Black Codes. |
| | D) | blue laws. |
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On which amendment to the Constitution was the Civil Rights Act of 1875 based? |
| | A) | Second |
| | B) | Fifth |
| | C) | Fourteenth |
| | D) | Eighteenth |
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A power that is inherent in the sovereignty of every government to protect citizens from dangers to public safety, health, and morals is known as: |
| | A) | civil rights. |
| | B) | police power. |
| | C) | natural rights. |
| | D) | disparate power. |
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If an employer gives less favorable treatment to some employees because of their race, religion, sex, or national origin, it is called: |
| | A) | quid pro quo. |
| | B) | disparate impact. |
| | C) | disparate treatment. |
| | D) | affirmative action. |
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When an employment policy looks neutral but, in fact, is not job-related and prevents some individuals in protected classes from being promoted, it is called: |
| | A) | disparate impact. |
| | B) | glass ceiling. |
| | C) | disparate treatment. |
| | D) | affirmative action. |
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"A selection rate for any race, sex, or ethnic group which is less than four-fifths of the rate for the group with the highest rate will generally be regarded as evidence of adverse impact" according to: |
| | A) | disparate treatment. |
| | B) | the 80 percent rule. |
| | C) | disparate impact. |
| | D) | affirmative action. |
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This term describes a range of policies which seek out, encourage, and give preferential treatment to employees in groups protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. |
| | A) | Affirmative action |
| | B) | Glass ceiling |
| | C) | Disparate treatment |
| | D) | Ethical theories of rights |
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Actions which focus on the impact of actions in terms of their overall benefit to society instead of the costs of affirmative action are known as: |
| | A) | ethical theories of justice. |
| | B) | utilitarian ethics. |
| | C) | ethical theories of rights. |
| | D) | virtue ethics. |
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Theories that raise questions about the fairness of affirmative action plans are known as ethical theories of: |
| | A) | rights. |
| | B) | utilitarianism. |
| | C) | disparate treatment. |
| | D) | justice. |
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Norms of _____ require that fair criteria be used to assign benefits and burdens. |
| | A) | distributive justice |
| | B) | diversity management |
| | C) | masculine cultures |
| | D) | affirmative action |
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This law protects workers with mental and physical impairments, including those with AIDS, from job discrimination and extends to them the protections granted to women and ethnic, racial, and religious minorities in Title VII. |
| | A) | The Civil Rights Act of 1991 |
| | B) | The Civil Rights Act of 1866 |
| | C) | The Equal Pay Act of 1963 |
| | D) | The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
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In the U.S., _____ complaints are the fastest growing kind of discrimination charge. |
| | A) | sexual harassment |
| | B) | age bias |
| | C) | reverse discrimination |
| | D) | quid pro quo |
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Annoying behavior in the workplace that asserts power over a worker based on that worker's sexual identity is called: |
| | A) | reverse discrimination. |
| | B) | social discrimination. |
| | C) | sexual harassment. |
| | D) | disparate treatment. |
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According to EEOC guidelines, when submission to a sexual request is required to keep a job, it is an example of: |
| | A) | a hostile environment. |
| | B) | racism. |
| | C) | quid pro quo. |
| | D) | disparate treatment. |
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According to the EEOC guidelines, when sexually offensive behavior is so widespread that it makes it difficult for people to work in such an environment, it is called: |
| | A) | quid pro quo. |
| | B) | racism. |
| | C) | a hostile environment. |
| | D) | disparate effect. |
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An invisible barrier of sex discrimination thwarting the advance of women to top corporate positions is known as: |
| | A) | glass cliff. |
| | B) | confidence gap. |
| | C) | glass ceiling. |
| | D) | celluloid ceiling. |
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This refers to programs that increase worker heterogeneity and change corporate cultures, making them hospitable to employees regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. |
| | A) | Diversity management |
| | B) | Affirmative action |
| | C) | Utilitarian ethics |
| | D) | Executive Order |
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A networking group formed by employees who personify an attribute associated with bias and social isolation is called a(n): |
| | A) | minority group. |
| | B) | affinity group. |
| | C) | protected group. |
| | D) | ethnic group. |
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