Exam 2: Conceptualizing and Measuring Difference

Harrison et al. have distinguished among separation, variety, and disparity as ways of conceptualizing diversity. Give an example of each to show how they differ.

"Hispanic" in the U.S. Censu?

______ refers to the change in norms, expectations, and other aspects of the cultures of two or more groups as they combine and adjust?

What types of internal data do organizations collect that can be useful to the diversity professional?

Janet, an 18-year-old fresh out of high school, is available to work and wants to work. She looked for a job over the past year, but in the last four weeks before the Current Population Survey, she has stopped looking for employment. Why is she not considered part of the labor force?

Members of a team in the Castle Company seem to differ in terms of their knowledge, skills, and information. What kind of diversity identified by Harrison and Klein does the team show?

Holly Inc. is a video game company consisting of a number of employees of different races and sexes. However, most of their minority members work in a few departments lower in the company, and employees are generally expected to assimilate to the dominant "Holly" culture. This company is an example of what type of organization?

Which is an example of a macro-legacy issue?

The concept of "Whiteness?

What are EEO-1 reports and AAPs? How can they be useful to a diversity professional?

Which focuses on three paradigms or perspectives (Discrimination and Fairness, Access and Legitimacy, Learning and Education) characterizing an organization's approach to managing diversity?

Why does it "help to know some history"? Give two examples of how this could be important in a diverse organization.

The text explains three different scholarly models of diversity. Choose any two and show how they differ in highlighting various aspects of diversity.

Which type of diversity appears to be most related to group cohesion over the long-term according to Harrison, Price, and Bell?

Which type of diversity appears to be negatively related to cohesion for short-term group conflict according to Harrison, Price, and Bell?

Which age group in the U.S. had the fastest growth from 2000-2010?

Keysay Corp. often has its diverse groups of employees engaged in community service and they can usually be found having lunch together. Most employees socialize easily at the company's holiday office parties. However, most minority workers are in lower tier departments and often do not rise above very basic positions in the company. This describes what kind of integration?

Roosevelt Thomas (1991) proposed three strategies for adding women and ethnic minorities into businesses. These strategies are?

Which of the following is a type of diversity involving quantitative differences along a single dimension, as identified by Harrison and Klein?

Which of the following companies would be mandated to submit an EEO-1 report, assuming all are covered by Title VII?