Diversity Test 4

Front 1

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

Back 1

The proportion of the population identifying as Christian is about 76%

Front 2

Regarding religious organizations in the U.S.

Back 2

although most Americans are Christian, there is diversity of beliefs among Christian organizations.

Front 3

American Jews

Back 3

at one time were considered a separate race in the U.S.

Front 4

Reasonable accommodation(s)

Back 4

should generally be made to accommodate the normal religious services of employees.

Front 5

Which of the following is true of religion and work?

Back 5

Employers are encouraged to have a policy that includes prohibitions on religious harassment.

Front 6

In terms of women in religious organizations

Back 6

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.

Front 7

Which of the following is true of religion andsexual orientation diversity?

Back 7

Both the rights of sexual minorities and those who believe homosexuality is immoral should be protected

Front 8

Compared with men, women clergy

Back 8

A. are more likely to support political andsocial issues.

B. are more likely to serve in smaller,less prestigious congregations.

C. have lower earnings.

D. All of the above.

Front 9

Racial profiling-

Back 9

B. affects Muslims, Arabs, and Middle andSoutheast Asians, among others.

C. is using someone’s real or perceived demographic characteristic to single her or him out for scrutiny.

E. B and C only above.

Front 10

Regarding religion and work

Back 10

employees may post reasonably sized religious sayings in their personal works paces.

Front 11

______ are more religious than _______.

Back 11

Women, men

Front 12

A company allowedan assembly line worker to work from Sunday through Thursday to accommodate herSabbath observance from sundown Friday through sundown Saturday, but thenchanged work requirements and would no longer allow her to work that schedule. Theemployee asked for an alternate schedule so she could still observe herSabbath. She was told by Human Resources that if the company accommodated herthey would have to accommodate “every Christian” and then she was fired. Whichof the following is the best answer?

Back 12

This is a case of religious discrimination

Front 13

Bridge employment

Back 13

B. occurs when workers have retired fromlong-term jobs, but have not fully withdrawn from the workforce.

C. allows organizations to creativelyaddress worker shortages and combat skill losses due to mass retirements andlayoffs.

E. Band C only above.

Front 14

Australia’s AgeDiscrimination Act

Back 14

is designed to reduce, and ultimately eliminate bothyounger and older age discrimination.

Front 15

In 2007, Lucent Technologies discharged aninstallation estimator who was 55 in the course of a reduction-in-force. Theestimator had 34 years of experience with Lucent, including 10 in the estimatorposition and had received recent performance evaluations that were outstanding.The company discharged this individual along with another estimator who was 51years old and retained two younger estimators who were 42 and 27. The youngerestimators were less experienced than the person making the claim and hadreceived lower performance ratings. Which of the following statements is mostlikely the case?

Back 15

Lucent Technologies has engaged in treatmentdiscrimination against the person making the claim.

Front 16

The term “prime age” refers to:

Back 16

the age range of the most preferred employees, 25 to35.

Front 17

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act statesthat discrimination is prohibited against people

Back 17

at least age 40.

Front 18

To obtain information on eligibility to work, it ispreferable for employers to ask

Back 18

if applicants are over 18 or the required age minimumof a particular job (e.g., bartender).

Front 19

Which of the following is true of training olderworkers?

Back 19

Older workers learn differently thanyounger workers.

Front 20

Federal legislation prohibiting agediscrimination against younger workers in the U.S.

Back 20

There is no federal legislation prohibitingdiscrimination against younger workers.

Front 21

Which is true of the Older Workers BenefitProtection Act?

Back 21

It allows employers to provide lower benefits forolder workers as long as the costs to provide those benefits are the same asthe costs to provide benefits for younger workers

Front 22

When age is a bona fide occupationalqualification

Back 22

employers may legally discharge, force retirement on,or fail to hire certain selected types of employees.

Front 23

Which of the following statements is not true about the intergenerationalworkforce that now exists?

Back 23

Generation X (born 1965 to 1980) is the largest of thegeneration groups.

Front 24

Which of the following is true of age,accidents, and injuries at work?

Back 24

A. Younger employees are more likely to beinjured at work.

C. Proper training and supervision can helpreduce the rate of accidents and injury at work.D. Aand C only above

Front 25

Considerations useful in determining thedominant and non-dominant groups and areas of diversity concerns around theworld include

Back 25

identifiability, employment, and educationalattainment.

Front 26

Discrimination

Back 26

at work, in one form or another, occurs throughout theworld

Front 27

Benefits ofeliminating discrimination and valuing diversity include

Back 27

A. reduction of poverty.

B. increased lifespans.

C. stronger economies.

D. Allof the above.

Front 28

Regarding wage inequality and the glass ceiling,

Back 28

in industrialized nations, women occupy nomore than 10% of the highest positions.

Front 29

All of thefollowing are true about sex discrimination and sexual harassment around theworld except:

Back 29

Men who are most likely to be harassed areolder and White.

Front 30

Which of the following is true of people withdisabilities worldwide?

Back 30

A. When compared with other marginalizedgroups, the position of people with disabilities is even more extreme.

B. Greater un- and underemployment forpeople with disabilities compared to people without disabilities is a worldwideproblem. C. People with disabilities are uniquelymarginalized.

D. Allof the above.

Front 31

Which of the following is not true of poverty as a diversity concern?

Back 31

Poverty is usually the result of people’s lack ofinternal motivation and character.

Front 32

A large study of the determinants of antigayattitudes among 16-year-olds in Belgium and Canada found that in terms of gay,lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) rights

Back 32

girls were more supportive of GLBT rights than boys.

Front 33

In terms of diversity, Royal Dutch Shell

Back 33

includes both visible and invisible differences in itsdefinition of diversity

Front 34

Which of the following is not true of human resource practices and diversity

Back 34

Participation in training and developmenthas little impact on workers’ preparedness for advancement opportunities.

Front 35

Human resources should adhere to all of thefollowing practices to enhance diversity except

Back 35

Avoid giving negative feedback to non-dominant membersbecause it may seem like prejudice.