Question: # 1 Terry, who is Jordan s supervisor, continually asks Jordan for a date. When Jordan continually refuses, Terry begins scheduling Jordan to work every

#1 Terry, who is Jordans supervisor, continually asks Jordan for a date. When Jordan continually refuses, Terry begins scheduling Jordan to work every weekend, when previously weekends were rotated through the employees. This is an example of
options:
Terry's legal right to schedule at will
discriminatory scheduling behavior
quid pro quo harassment and retaliation
hostile work harassment
hostile environment harassment
#2 Disparate treatment
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occurs when an employee or applicant is treated differently because of his or her race, sex, age, or other protected category
occurs when an apparently neutral policy, such as height and weight requirements, has the effect of discrimination against certain groups
is easy for applicants or employees to recognize and prove
is more likely to occur in those organizations that do the most to avoid it
#3 The fundamental attribution error
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advantages non-dominant group members while disadvantaging dominant group members
only happens when dominant group members evaluate the behavior of out-group members
is the tendency to underestimate the influence of internal factors and overestimate the influence of external factors when evaluating behaviors of oneself
is the tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when evaluating behaviors of others
#4 In terms of attracting and retaining employees from various backgrounds,
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if an organization develops a reputation for valuing only a subset of workers, those preferred workers will tell their friends who are similar, thus increasing the overall numbers of potential applicants and workers
organizations that discriminate may have higher compensation costs because of drawing from a larger pool of workers
if an organization develops a reputation for valuing all types of workers, this will increase the organization's ability to compete in tight labor markets
recruitment advertisements featuring heterogeneous workers have no effect on minorities' desire to work for organizations
#5 Disparate impact
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occurs when an apparently neutral policy, such as height and weight requirements, has the effect of discrimination against certain groups
when proven, results in employers having to pay punitive damages
occurs when there is intentional discrimination, for example if an employer refuses to hire men as childcare workers
is always illegal
#6 According to Cox and Blake, valuing diversity can benefit organizations in which of the following areas?
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Organizational commitment, marketing, accounting, creativity, problem configuration, and financial stability
Cost, resource acquisition, marketing, creativity, problem solving, and system flexibility
Cost, financial remuneration, accounting, creativity, problem configuration, and system flexibility
Organizational commitment, advertising, creativity, problem configuration, and financial stability
#7 Which of the following is not true of age and diversity at work?
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Older workers are clearly the dominant group in all contexts
At times younger workers are preferred over older workers
Older workers are more likely to occupy high-status organizational positions than younger workers
At times younger workers are viewed as irresponsible and not dependable
#8 Which of the following is true of affirmative action programs?
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Employers are required to have quotas for hiring certain groups
Affirmative action programs are only for minorities
Compared with the passive nature of Title VII, affirmative action means taking active steps to correct or reduce under-utilization of certain groups
In cases of egregious discrimination, judges wholeheartedly and frequently impose quotas on offending organizations
# 9 The Equal Pay Act of 1963
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has reduced the wage gap to about 10 cents to the dollar
has been somewhat successful in reducing wage disparities between whites and minorities
has been limited by sex segregation and exceptions due to merit and seniority
is an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights
#10 Aversive racism
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is one of the traditional forms of racism
consists of overt and open racist behavior
occurs when those who say they hold egalitarian values possess positive feelings about racial issues and minority group members
may be more difficult to identify and change than traditional racism

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