Exam 8: Conclusion

According to surveys cited in the text, young people generally perceive more divisiveness, more barriers, and less tolerance in the U.S. today than older people do.

Census 2000 figures show that foreign-born residents account for approximately--------percent of the U.S. population

Over the next few decades, the percentage of Whites in the U.S. workforce will decrease.

According to the text, there is no optimal level at which we can stop developing our diversity consciousness.

Diversity consciousness provides us with skills we need for any job.

Traditionally, training by organizations in the U.S. has primarily focused on

Which of the following statements about the United States labor force is true?

People over age 85 are presently the slowest-growing segment of the U.S. population.

Research by Robert Putnam shows that in the presence of diversity we tend to gravitate toward people who share our own ethnicity.

W. E. B. Dubois stated that the problem of the twentieth century would be the problem of

Explain the value of diversity education.

The average age of workers in the U.S. workforce is increasing.

Increasing one's diversity consciousness is a process that is ongoing and lifelong.

Discuss three future challenges that will test your diversity skills.

People over the age of ________are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population.

At present, which religious faith constitutes a majority of the U.S. population?

W. E. B. Dubois stated that the problem of the twentieth century would be the problem of the______line.

Developing diversity consciousness allows us to acquire which of the following skills?

The religious diversity of the U.S. population is increasing.

Diversity consciousness changes the way we view differences. Explain.