Deck 8: Classism in the Workforce

Question 1

Which of the following describes how classism can manifest itself in the workforce?

A) Individually (behaviors and attitudes)
B) Institutionally (policies and procedures)
C) Culturally (norms)
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is not a salient feature of the privileged class in the United States?

A) Wealth, either in the form of "old money" or "new money"
B) Dominating corporate America and influencing the nation's political, educational, religious, and other institutions
C) Wealth that was gained by winning the lottery
D) A strong sense of group solidarity by attending the same prestigious private schools and holding membership in the same exclusive clubs

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is not a salient feature of the majority class in the United States?

A) Representing the majority of the population
B) Unaffected by economic changes in the United States
C) Survival and potential for prosperity
D) The most vulnerable group to economic recessions

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is not a salient feature of the lower class in the United States?

A) Struggle, insufficiency, and limited education
B) No belief in the "American Dream"
C) The working group of individuals whose income depends on hourly wages for labor, or on other nonmanagerial work or very small business activity that does not require higher education
D) The poverty class, which is the stratum of families with incomes persistently insufficient to meet basic human needs

Question 5

Which of the following can result from classism?

A) Social oppression
B) Emotional consequences
C) Psychological consequences
D) All of the above

Question 6

According to the text, people in social settings tend to:

A) Continue to prefer interaction with and maintain social relationships with those like themselves
B) Open themselves up to newcomers
C) Exclude those they perceive to be different from themselves
D) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is a hidden assumption behind the American Dream according to the text?

A) Education and hard work are the keys to success.
B) Success is the door to wealth.
C) The playing field is even.
D) It provides the ability to "be anything you want to be."

Question 8

What statements are true regarding occupational classism?

A) The lines of difference make a profound and decisive effect on social relations in the workplace.
B) People tend to co-mingle within their own working class.
C) Behaviors project attitudes of distancing designed to keep those of a lower working class order in their place.
D) All of the above.

Question 9

Creating a model for inclusion at the __________ level is a beginning point for impacting social change at the organizational level.

A) Elementary
B) Institutional
C) Occupational
D) Entry

Question 10

Which is another emerging and significant aspect of social class according to the text?

A) The LGBTQ class
B) Working military class
C) Underprivileged class
D) Overprivileged class