Deck 8: Conclusion

Question 1

Traditionally, training by organizations in the U.S. has primarily focused on

A) diversity skills
B) interpersonal skills
C) technical skills
D) globalization

Answer 1

technical skills

Question 2

Which of the following diversity education programs is specifically aimed at preparing corporate executives for overseas assignments?

A) Common Ground
B) Workforce 2020
C) Everyday Democracy
D) Fluor Program

Answer 2

Fluor Program

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the United States labor force is true?

A) The average age of workers is increasing.
B) The religious diversity of workers is decreasing.
C) Whites are an increasing percentage of the workforce.
D) Workers are increasingly from traditional families.

Answer 3

The average age of workers is increasing.

Question 4

At present, which religious faith constitutes a majority of the U.S. population?

A) Catholics
B) Muslims
C) Protestants
D) Jews

Question 5

Census 2000 figures show that foreign-born residents account for approximately--------percent of the U.S. population

A) six
B) eleven
C) twenty
D) forty-two

Question 6

Developing diversity consciousness allows us to acquire which of the following skills?

A) communication
B) flexible thinking
C) conflict management
D) all of the above

Question 7

W. E. B. Dubois stated that the problem of the twentieth century would be the problem of

A) immigration
B) educational opportunity
C) the color line
D) e pluribus unum
E) classism

Question 8

Diversity consciousness provides us with skills we need for any job.

Question 9

Increasing one's diversity consciousness is a process that is ongoing and lifelong.

Question 10

Over the next few decades, the percentage of Whites in the U.S. workforce will decrease.

Question 11

The average age of workers in the U.S. workforce is increasing.

Question 12

According to Census data, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Americans, and Native Americans will comprise roughly 20 percent of the U.S. population by the year 2050.

Question 13

People over age 85 are presently the slowest-growing segment of the U.S. population.

Question 14

The religious diversity of the U.S. population is increasing.

Question 15

Research by Robert Putnam shows that in the presence of diversity we tend to gravitate toward people who share our own ethnicity.

Question 16

According to the text, there is no optimal level at which we can stop developing our diversity consciousness.

Question 17

According to surveys cited in the text, young people generally perceive more divisiveness, more barriers, and less tolerance in the U.S. today than older people do.

Question 18

People over the age of ________are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population.

Question 19

Gradually, the term______ has become more inclusive and multidimensional.

Question 20

W. E. B. Dubois stated that the problem of the twentieth century would be the problem of the______line.

Question 21

Diversity consciousness changes the way we view differences. Explain.

Question 22

Explain the value of diversity education.

Question 23

Explain why diversity consciousness will expand your opportunities for success in the future.

Question 24

Discuss three future challenges that will test your diversity skills.