Deck 1: Perspectives for Studying Diversity in the Workforce

Question 1

Human diversity focuses on:

A) Race only
B) Race and gender only
C) An evolving list of similar and dissimilar human traits

Answer 1

C

Question 2

It is important to know the history of workforce diversity for the purpose of:

A) Understanding what current workforce diversity efforts have and have not worked
B) Understanding what past workforce diversity efforts have and have not worked
C) Both a. and b.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Human diversity includes:

A) African Americans only
B) Minorities only
C) Everyone

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Jim Crow Laws were created to:

A) Segregate African Americans and other minorities from White people in the late 1800s-mid-1900s as it relates to using public facilities, restaurants, and educational institutions
B) Help bridge the racial gap among African Americans, other minorities, and White people in the late 1800s-mid-1900s as it relates to using public facilities, restaurants, and educational institutions
C) None of the above

Question 5

The Civil Rights Act Amended in 1967:

A) Prohibits acts of inequality and unfairness in employment as it relates to race
B) Prohibits acts of inequality and unfairness in employment as it relates to race and religion
C) Prohibits acts of inequality and unfairness in employment as it relates to race, color, religion, sex, and national origin
D) Prohibits acts of inequality and unfairness in employment as it relates to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and gender

Question 6

A monolithic organization is described as:

A) Being a homogeneous workforce made up of mainly minorities in middle management positions
B) Being a homogeneous workforce made up of mainly minorities and women in low-ranking positions
C) Being a homogeneous workforce made up of mainly White men in upper management positions with women and minorities and women in low-ranking positions

Question 7

A plural organization is described as:

A) Being heterogeneous in that it lacks the presence of women and minorities in an organization
B) Being heterogeneous in that it lacks the presence of women in an organization
C) Being heterogeneous in that it seeks out diverse employees and uses supportive organizational practices to do so

Question 8

The multicultural organization is described as:

A) An organization made up of all minorities
B) An organization made up of all women
C) An organization that values a diverse workforce and seeks to have human diversity represented at all levels (upper management, middle management, and lower-ranking positions)

Question 9

Workforce diversity issues were not mentioned in the organizational literature until:

A) Affirmative Action was enforced in 1965
B) The Philadelphia Order was created in 1969
C) The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s brought awareness of African American concerns in the workplace

Question 10

Some economic advantages of diversity workforce include:

A) An improved organizational culture
B) Improved recruitment and retention of new employees
C) Improved profits
D) Maximizing identity brand
E) All the above