Chapter 5 Quiz

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Repatriation of people of Mexican descent between 1929 and1939

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Was part of the of an effort to free up jobs during the depression era

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Employers may require English-only rules

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when necessary for communication with customers who only speak English

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In terms of race and ethnicity

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Confounding of race and ethnicity among Hispanics can createa double jeopardy, in which they experience discrimination based on skin coloras well as ethnicity

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Which of the following is true of Latinos in the U.S.?

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The majority of Hispanics in the U.S. are of Mexicanorigin.

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In terms of the educational attainment of Latinos,

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More Cuban Americans have at least a college degreethan Mexican Americans

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In terms of access and treatment discrimination, whichof the following is true of Hispanics?

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Research has shown clear patterns of access andtreatment discrimination against Hispanics.

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In the Central Station Casino case about English-only rules

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Hispanic employees were harassed for speaking Spanish

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Hispanic immigrants

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are sometimes exploited by employers due to theirimmigrant status

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In the Walmart case involving immigrant labor,

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the U.S. government alleged that Walmart knowingly hiredillegal immigrants from Mexico, Eastern Europe, and other countries

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In investigatingHispanic representation in managerial and professional occupations, researchersfound

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language proficiency is one of the strongestpredictors of working in a managerial or professional job for Hispanics andWhites

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Racial profiling and customer abuse and mistreatment

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partly result from poor management practices andlack of supervision

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In terms of marketing to Latinos, in the Hispanic OpinionTracker study,

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Hispanics were more likely to report stronger enthusiasmabout shopping than other survey participants.

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Regarding low status and low skilled workers

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fair treatment may translate into recruiting,retention, and productivity gains.

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Providing language assistance to employees

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contributes to employee safety.

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Differences in deferred adjudication rates discussed in theFlorida State study

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were less likely to occur with drugs and violent crimecases

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Hispanic Women

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are more likely to experience employment hardship thannon-Hispanic White women

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Which of the following statements is true about Hispanicwomen at work

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Hispanic women tend to work in female-dominated positionswith other women of color

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Which of the following is nottrue of bilingualism

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Training managers to speak Spanish is expensive andcounter-productive for employers.

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About 35% of the Hispanic individuals living in the U.S. wereborn in the U.S.

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false

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If they prefer to do so, it is generally legal for employersto require employees to speak English at all times while at work.

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false

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Hispanics can be White, Black, Asian, or other races.

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true

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Employers who express preferences for Hispanic immigrantworkers, tend to pay more than those employers who do not express suchpreferences.

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false

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At times, “separate but equal” schools were required forMexican children in the U.S.

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true

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Because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, those born there canapply for and receive expedited U.S. citizenship.

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false

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The U.S. government helped Cubans who came to the U.S.through assistance with retraining, scholarships, and business loans.

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true

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Hispanics now comprise about 25% of the U.S. population.

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false

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Hispanic men participate in the workforce at higher ratesthan non-Hispanic White men.

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true

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The proportion of Hispanics in the U.S. has grown rapidly asthe result of higher Hispanic immigration and birth rates when compared withother groups.

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true

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For those with a high school diploma, the mean earnings ofHispanic men are lower than those of other men with the exception of Black men.

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false

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Inter-ethnic employment discrimination is defined asdiscrimination between Whites and non-White racial and ethnic groups.

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false

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Racial profiling by police occurs against Latinos,Blacks, Asians, and others of color in the U.S.

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true

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Compared to many other nations, the monolingualism of themajority of the U.S. population is uncommon.

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true

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When bilingual employees are called upon to assistmonolingual employees with their work tasks, this may reduce bilingualemployees’ work effectiveness.

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true

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Hispanics are underrepresented in managerial and professionaloccupations relative to their representation in the U.S. population.

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true

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The earliest known ancestors of Mexican Americans arrived inwhat is now the U.S. long before European Americans.

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true

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Hispanic education levels differ by country of origin.

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true

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Hispanics are diverse in education, language fluency,background, and experiences.

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true

Front 38

Proof of police misconduct (that included framingdefendants) resulted in ​freedom for 100 defendants.

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true

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One reason why employers might assist Hispanicsin learning English is that ​they often have dangerous jobs.

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true

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The Hispanic markethas become of less interest to firms due its decline. It has gone from 1.3trillion dollars in the year 2000 to 504 billion in 2014.

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false