Deck 15: Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Question 1

Limited upward mobility within a company which keeps women and minorities from moving into top executive and managerial positions is referred to as:

A) The glass ceiling
B) Diversity management
C) A hate crime
D) The quota system

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In research completed by Dovidio (1993)on job applicants,all of the following were found EXCEPT:

A) When applicants have weak credentials, whites rank black and white applicants negatively
B) When white applicants have strong credentials, whites rank them positively
C) When black applicants have strong credentials, whites rank them very negatively
D) When black applicants have strong credentials, whites rank them positively but not as much as similar white applicants

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What kept David Duke from winning the governorship of Louisiana?

A) Whites did not vote for him
B) Opposition from black voters
C) He did not get the Republican nomination in the primary
D) He did not want to be governor

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

A) By 2060 people of color will make up almost 25% of the American population
B) By 2060 people of color will make up almost 75% of the American population
C) By 3000, 40% of the U.S. population will be Hispanic
D) By 2045 people of color will make up over 50% of the American population

Question 5

The younger segment of the U.S.population is more diverse than older segments,in part,because:

A) Young people are more likely to be counted by the census bureau
B) Older people return to their country of origin
C) Birthrates among people of color are higher than among whites
D) Minorities don't live as long as whites

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of an effective diversity management program?

A) People participating in the program should all be white
B) Issues must be dealt with promptly
C) Having a general theme or mission statement can be a good idea
D) Take the time to deal with problems gradually, don't rush

Question 7

Which of the following is true about the growing level of economic inequality in the United States?

A) The middle and working classes have been gaining greater shares of the economic pie
B) The economic pie has been getting bigger
C) The rich have been getting richer and the poor poorer
D) There was an increase in the number of manufacturing jobs

Question 8

In a recent book,Lasch-Quinn (2001)argues that the current approach to diversity management is limited because:

A) The true problem is the attitudes and behaviors of individuals
B) The true problem is that the social system works in ways that create and maintain inequality
C) The true problem is the lack of leadership
D) The true problem is qualified minority candidates

Question 9

Programs whose objectives are to empower all employees,particularly women and people of color,to work,produce,and advance in the organization up to their full potential are called:

A) The glass ceiling
B) Diversity management
C) A hate crime
D) The quota system

Question 10

There is a wide-spread perception that gains by minorities have worsened the positions of white working and middle classes.In fact:

A) Minorities have not gained much economic ground in relation to whites
B) Average minority incomes are not statistically different from those of whites
C) White working and middle classes have seen their economic position improve in the last 20 years
D) Minorities are much better off than white middle and working classes in terms of economics

Question 11

Which of the following is typical of the newsletters produced by white-supremacist organizations?

A) They proudly proclaim they are a hate group
B) They often use the language of religion to support their message
C) They oppose segregation of minorities
D) They advocate non-violent resistance

Question 12

Confrontational diversity training programs have been found to be:

A) Highly effective with white males
B) Highly effective with white females
C) Almost universally unsuccessful
D) Unsuccessful with white men but effective with white women

Question 13

A recent study found that:

A) Diverse groups work well together at first
B) Although diverse groups have trouble working together at first they were more productive over the long-term
C) Homogenous groups are more productive over the long-term
D) Diverse groups never work well together

Question 14

Which of the following is a hate group?

A) The Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee
B) The Anti-Defamation League
C) The Church of the Creator
D) The Southern Poverty Law Center

Question 15

What is the name of the program where volunteer employees are trained to help in employer/employee relations especially when the employer and employee are of a different race and/or gender?

A) Head Start
B) Diversity management
C) Consulting pairs
D) Segregation

Question 16

When former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke ran for governor of Louisiana what was the outcome?

A) He won a small percentage of the white vote
B) He was elected governor
C) He attracted both black and white voters
D) He received the majority of the white vote in the general election

Question 17

In a survey,completed by Monsanto,it was found that attrition of employees within the company who were women and people of color was due primarily to:

A) Poor relations with supervisors and feeling that they were given work that would not lead anywhere
B) Low pay and benefits
C) Lack of affordable child care
D) Harassment by fellow employees

Question 18

All of the following are causes of hate group activity EXCEPT:

A) Bad economic conditions
B) Decreasing socioeconomic inequality in the United States
C) Irresponsible statements and actions by many political leaders
D) Effects of more general societal violence

Question 19

Which of the following is one reason why white males may be resistant to diversity management programs?

A) White males do not experience discrimination the way that other groups in society do and thus often do not understand the realities of discrimination and inequality that others regularly encounter
B) All white males are racist and sexist
C) White males are valorized by such programs
D) White males do not want minorities to feel threatened by such programs

Question 20

Most hate crimes are targeted at:

A) Women, Asians and African Americans
B) African Americans, Jews and homosexuals
C) African Americans, women and Arab Americans
D) Jews, Asians, and Native Americans

Question 21

5.Racial remarks are best ignored in the work place.

Question 22

Which of the following is true?

A) College campuses are unique and do not reflect the society at large
B) Racial and ethnic tensions in the larger society are reflected on college campuses
C) The enactment of hate code was mean spirited against minorities
D) Hate-speech codes have been upheld legally

Question 23

A term that is notoriously ill defined but often refers to efforts to ban anything that liberals,diversity advocates,minority groups,or feminists find offensive is called:

A) Hate speech
B) Diversity do wop
C) Liberal lies
D) Political correctness

Question 24

3.Everyone agrees that diversity training should focus on attitudes,not behavior.

Question 25

Research by the American Bar Association found that _____ are charged hundreds of dollars more for cars than are white males buying comparable cars.

A) Gays and lesbians
B) Hispanics
C) Southerners
D) Blacks and women

Question 26

1.The percentage of white males in the work force is declining.

Question 27

An alternative approach to hate-speech codes that has been adopted by more than half of all colleges and universities in the United States is:

A) Mandatory multicultural education courses
B) Mandatory dismissal for hate-speech
C) Optional multicultural education courses
D) Teaching people to speak in a kind tone

Question 28

2.A subtle form of racism is when whites assign positive characteristics for both blacks and whites but more positive marks for whites.

Question 29

7.The Klan is composed of about twenty factions.

Question 30

8.Hate groups often use the language of religion to support their message.

Question 31

Which of the following is true of racial incidents on college campuses?

A) Hate group activity decreased
B) Hate group activity increased
C) Ethnic harassment decreased
D) Most of the targets of racial hatred have been whites

Question 32

9.Most college students support diversity courses.

Question 33

Which of the following is true about the results of tests done on discrimination in hiring for jobs?

A) Hispanic job applicants rarely encounter discrimination
B) White names on applications resulted in fewer call-backs for interviews than black names
C) Whites with a criminal record were more likely to be called back for an interview than an African American without a record
D) There was no difference by race in the percentage of call backs for job applicants with criminal records

Question 34

Taking diversity courses leads to all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Increased commitment to social action
B) Increased positive interaction with social groups different from one's own
C) Improvements in critical thinking
D) Improvements in motor skills

Question 35

Rules to prevent people from use of racial,ethnic,or cultural slurs,insults and name-calling are called:

A) Civil rights laws
B) Defamation laws
C) Hate-speech codes
D) P.C. laws

Question 36

Racial steering is:

A) The practice of hiring minorities to drive buses or cars for businesses
B) The real-estate practice of directing whites toward mostly white neighborhoods and blacks to mostly black neighborhoods
C) The medical practice of directing whites toward white doctors and blacks to black doctors
D) The business practice of directing white customers to white salespeople and black customers to black salespeople

Question 37

10.White job applicants with a criminal record are more likely to be called back for an interview than an African American applicant without a criminal record.

Question 38

What is the name for the procedure where two people who differ on one characteristic such as race or gender are sent to an organization to test whether they are treated differently?

A) Hate crime
B) Entrapment
C) Discrimination testing
D) Consulting pairs

Question 39

4.Monsanto has found consulting pairs to be a successful program.

Question 40

6.Over the long run a more diverse work group is more effective.

Question 41

2.Name and describe two causes for increased hate-group activities.

Question 42

1.Describe how "consulting pairs" work.

Question 43

3.Describe two characteristics of an effective diversity management program.