Student: _______________________

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Total discrimination refers to current discrimination operating in the current labor market and
A )absolute deprivation.   B) past discrimination.    C) prejudice.   D) stereotypes.

 

2) Glass ceiling describes
A) barriers that block the promotion of a qualified worker because of gender or minority membership.
B) barriers to moving laterally in a business to positions that are more likely to lead to upward mobility.
C) the male advantage experienced in occupations dominated by women.
D) none of these

 

3) Gender as criteria for employment in federal civil service was outlawed in
A) 1949.   B) 1956.   C) 1968.   D) 1974.

 

4) Efforts to recruit members of subordinate groups for jobs, promotions, or educational opportunities are called
A) institutional discrimination.   B) affirmative action.    C) relative deprivation.   D) prejudice.

 

5) What is institutional discrimination? 
A) The denial of opportunities based on prejudice and hate.
B) The harassment of individuals by others who hate them due to stereotypes.
C) The denial of opportunities resulting from the normal operations of society.
D) all of these

 

6) Double jeopardy refers to the
A) subordinate status experienced by men of color.
B) subordinate status experienced by women of color.
C) combination of prejudice and racism.
D) tax status of owners of multiple properties.

 

7) The Supreme Court ruled that it was constitutional for universities to adopt flexible admissions programs that use race as one factor in decision-making in the
A) Brown case   B) Swann case    C) Weber case   D) Bakke case

 

8) In California, Proposition 209 was placed on the ballot to prohibit any programs that give preferences to women and minorities for
A) college admissions.   B) employment.    C) government contracts.   D) all of these

 

9) A firm maintains policies that make it difficult for parents to take time off from work to care for sick children or attend required meetings at their children's schools. Since it is mothers, for the most part, who have these child-care responsibilities, this is an example of
A) prejudice.   B) the second shift.    C) the self-fulfilling prophecy.   D) institutional discrimination.

 

10) The principle of states' rights, that states have sovereignty in their own affairs without interference from the federal government, has been invoked to
A) slow civil rights legislation.
B) encourage affirmative action policies.
C) eliminate hate groups.
D) increase incomes and housing access for all.

 

11) Affirmative action policies are aimed against practices such as 
A) union nepotism.
B) hiring the best qualified candidate.
C) fair recruiting practices.
D) all of these

 

12) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applied to any businesses with more than ________ employees.
A) 1500   B) 250    C) 100    D) 25