Question 1

Experts distinguish two types of sexual harassment. "Hostile work environment" is one of them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

To answer the question of who determines what is objectionable or offensive in sexual harassment, the courts use what kind of hypothetical person?

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A)   reasonable person
B)   sensual person
C)   hysterical person
D)   management personE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Catherine A. MacKinnon describes sexual harassment as sexual attention imposed on someone who is not in a position to refuse it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What does Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act say?

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Civil Rights Act of 1964 (later amended ...

Question 5

In 1987, the Supreme Court affirmed, in the case of Johnson v. Transportation Agency, that

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A)   affirmative action is unconstitutional.
B)   quotas based on considerations of race are unconstitutional.
C)   considerations of sex are permissible as one factor in deciding whom to promote.
D)   racially segregated schooling is unconstitutional.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all employers, both public and private, with twenty five or more employees.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Shaw and Barry, companies clearly have what kind of obligation to provide a work environment in which employees are free from sexual harassment?

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A)   legal
B)   moral
C)   environmental
D)   personalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) B

Question 8

Job discrimination occurs if three conditions are met. What are they?

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Job discrimination occurs when (1) an em...

Question 9

Of these four arguments, which of the following is the most plausible argument AGAINST affirmative action?

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A)   Compensatory justice forbids affirmative action.
B)   Blacks and whites are already equal in socioeconomic terms.
C)   Affirmative action violates the rights of white men to equal treatment.
D)   Affirmative action is the same thing as fixed numerical quotas.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

According to the Supreme Court, men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Anti-discrimination laws do not address the present-day effects of past discrimination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of sexual harassment?

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A)   Unwelcome sexual offers a female employer gives to a male employee.
B)   A female employee hugging a co-worker when he announces his engagement.
C)   A manager enforcing a dress code for a work environment.
D)   An employee pinning up comic strips in an office cubicle.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What should a female employee do if she encounters sexual harassment?

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A)   She must decide if she likes the attention.
B)   She should try to document it by keeping a record of what has occurred, who was involved, and when it happened.
C)   Keep it to herself and never tell a soul.
D)   Go on a talk show and tell her story.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Advocates of "comparable worth"

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A)   say that all women do their job just as well as men.
B)   base their doctrine on the free-market determination of wages.
C)   believe it is necessary for getting rid of sexual harassment.
D)   want women to be paid as much as men for jobs involving equivalent skill, effort, and responsibility.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Kantians would repudiate sexual or racial job discrimination as disrespectful to our humanity.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

Which of the following is true based on documented evidence of discrimination?

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A)   African Americans have the third highest standard of living in the world.
B)   Today, men are just as likely as women to be in so-called "pink collar" occupations.
C)   There is little statistical evidence of job discrimination today.
D)   Relatively few women and minorities have made it to the very top of their professions.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 17

One message that sexual harassment conveys is that managers view women as

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A)   assets.
B)   equals.
C)   high potentials.
D)   playthings.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Many Americans oppose what issue because they fear it will lead to illegal quotas, preferential treatment of African Americans and women, and even reverse discrimination against white men?

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A)   affirmative action
B)   sexual diversity
C)   sexual harassment
D)   age discriminationE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

The 1984 Supreme Court decision in Memphis Firefighters v. Stotts

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A)   treated sexual harassment as a form of discrimination.
B)   upheld seniority over affirmative action.
C)   upheld the legality of hiring quotas.
D)   upheld the legality of mandatory drug testing.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Male managers frequently assume that women

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A)   will not place family demands above work considerations.
B)   possess the necessary drive to succeed in business.
C)   take negative feedback professionally rather than personally.
D)   are too emotional to be good managers.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 11: Job Discrimination

Experts distinguish two types of sexual harassment. "Hostile work environment" is one of them.

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To answer the question of who determines what is objectionable or offensive in sexual harassment, the courts use what kind of hypothetical person?

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Catherine A. MacKinnon describes sexual harassment as sexual attention imposed on someone who is not in a position to refuse it.

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What does Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act say?

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In 1987, the Supreme Court affirmed, in the case of Johnson v. Transportation Agency, that

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all employers, both public and private, with twenty five or more employees.

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According to Shaw and Barry, companies clearly have what kind of obligation to provide a work environment in which employees are free from sexual harassment?

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Job discrimination occurs if three conditions are met. What are they?

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Of these four arguments, which of the following is the most plausible argument AGAINST affirmative action?

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According to the Supreme Court, men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment.

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Anti-discrimination laws do not address the present-day effects of past discrimination.

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Which of the following is an example of sexual harassment?

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What should a female employee do if she encounters sexual harassment?

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Advocates of "comparable worth"

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Kantians would repudiate sexual or racial job discrimination as disrespectful to our humanity.

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Which of the following is true based on documented evidence of discrimination?

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One message that sexual harassment conveys is that managers view women as

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Many Americans oppose what issue because they fear it will lead to illegal quotas, preferential treatment of African Americans and women, and even reverse discrimination against white men?

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The 1984 Supreme Court decision in Memphis Firefighters v. Stotts

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