Deck 6: Defining Diversity in a Global Context: Prejudice and Discrimination

Question 1

There are general definition distinction categories that do seem to cut across many (though not all) national and local cultures. These include:

A) Gender
B) Race
C) Ethnicity
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The stereotype concept was originally developed with respect to ethnic group and has been perceived as morally _______.

A) Wrong
B) Right
C) Neutral
D) Transparent

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A systematic review of the literature reveals that the prevailing stereotypes of older workers are that they are __________.

A) Less motivated
B) More motivated
C) Inflexible
D) Forgetful

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A common typology for the expanded definition of broad category-based definition provides useful distinction between two types, _____________ and ______________ diversity.

A) Visible and Invisible
B) Inclusive and Exclusive
C) Racial and Ethnic
D) Employee and Employer

Question 5

A review of the business, organization and HR literature produced a definition for diversity. What category was used to define diversity?

A) Narrow category - based definitions (e.g., gender, racial, or ethnic differences)
B) Broad category - based definitions (e.g., a long list of categories including such variables as marital status and education)
C) Conceptual rule - definitions based on a conceptual rule (e.g., variety of perspectives, differences in perceptions and actions)
D) All of the above

Question 6

The conceptual rule diversity definition is determined by:

A) Differences in worldviews or subjective culture, resulting in behavioral differences among cultural groups and differences in identity among group members in relation to other groups
B) Discrimination legislation and includes gender, racial and ethnic groups, national origin, disability and age
C) Such variables as marital status and education, as well as skills and years in the organization
D) All of the above

Question 7

Diversity is about belonging to groups that are visibly or invisibly different from whatever is considered a ___________ society.

A) Civil
B) Matriarchal
C) Normal
D) Socialist

Question 8

Which statement is true about workforce diversity?

A) Has a perceived commonality within a given cultural or national context
B) Impacts potentially harmful or beneficial employment outcomes such as job opportunities, treatment in the workplace, and promotion prospects
C) It is the process of generating distinction categories and the consequences of belonging to these groups
D) All of the above

Question 9

Visible diversity refers to:

A) Characteristics that are observable; readily detectable attributes such as race, gender or physical disability
B) Underlying attributes such as religious, education, and tenure within the organization
C) Cultural practices in the workplace
D) Work teams that have diverse composition

Question 10

The broad category-based diversity definition is determined by:

A) Differences in identity among group members in relation to other groups
B) Differences in worldviews or subjective culture, resulting in behavioral differences among cultural groups
C) Discrimination legislation that includes gender, racial and ethnic groups, national origin, disability and age
D) Such variables as marital status and education as well as skills and earnings in the organization

Question 11

Though originally morally neutral in its meaning, the word discrimination has acquired a _______ value.

A) Passé
B) Meaningless
C) Positive
D) Negative

Question 12

The concept of prejudice refers to people's ________ toward members of other groups.

A) Generosity
B) Attitudes
C) Feelings
D) Behavior

Question 13

Gender stereotypes affect perceptions of leaders and __________.

A) Followers
B) Managers
C) Consumers
D) Investors

Question 14

Prejudice is defined as:

A) A preconceived judgment or opinion held by members of a group
B) A standardized, oversimplified mental picture that is held in common by members of a group
C) A preconceived opinion, not based on reason or experience
D) A statement of being subject to specific treatment or control

Question 15

Deep Check
What term is used to describe attitudes and behaviors that often affect the distribution of resources and privileges in society that are based on group membership rather than on employment-related characteristics?

A) Stereotypes
B) Prejudice
C) Discrimination
D) Oppression
E) Exclusion

Question 16

Members of ethnic and national minorities have also been frequently victims of _________.

A) White collar crime
B) Discrimination
C) Workplace violence
D) Immigration raids

Question 17

A stereotype is defined as:

A) A preconceived judgment or opinion held by members of a group
B) A standardized, oversimplified mental picture that is held in common by members of a group
C) A preconceived opinion, not based on reason or experience
D) A statement of being subject to specific treatment or control

Question 18

Geert Hofstede makes a distinction between two kinds of stereotypes. What perception is about members of the other group?

A) Heterostereotypes
B) Individual stereotypes
C) Cultural stereotypes
D) Autostereotypes

Question 19

When negative attributes are associated with members of others groups, these groups are called:

A) Out-groups
B) In-groups
C) Sub-groups
D) Hate-groups

Question 20

The narrow category-based diversity definitions are determined by:

A) Differences in identity among group members in relation to other groups
B) Differences in worldviews or subjective culture, resulting in behavioral differences among cultural groups
C) Discrimination legislation that includes gender, racial and ethnic groups, national origin, disability and age
D) Such variables as marital status and education, as well as skills and years in the organization

Question 21

Workforce diversity is not about the anthropological difference between people that "make them special."

Question 22

One of the major reasons why diversity of any type creates difficulty for groups is attributable to complex and often implicit differences in perspective, assumptions, and causal beliefs with which the observable differences are assumed to be correlated.

Question 23

There is a fundamental difference between attributes that make a person a unique human being and those that - based on a group membership rather than individual characteristics - yield negative or positive consequences.

Question 24

What are the problems in utilizing some general distinction categories (e.g. gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, and disability) to define diversity?

Question 25

What are the positive and negative consequences of belonging to a more- or less- favored group?

Question 26

In recent years, research and scholarly work on diversity has been generated in parts of the world other than the United States.

Question 27

Generating terminology that will be applicable across cultural and national boundaries is nonessential.

Question 28

Being a man in Japan is associated with fewer job opportunities than being a women in Japan.

Question 29

What are the adverse consequences of the diversity distinction categories?

Question 30

Research findings indicate that employee age is more important to job performance than individual skill and health.