Tokenism is the practice of making a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups, often by hiring a small number of people from these groups to give the appearance of equality within an organization.

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Tokenism Refers to

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Tokenism refers to

A) The practice of appointing or hiring one or two members of designated minority groups for relatively powerless positions in order to demonstrate the organization's tolerance of diversity
B) The general view of senior and middle management who simply attend anti-racism training programming to show they are not resisting anti-racism legislation
C) The credits that a company accumulates annually from the government for meeting mandatory goals and outcomes related to employment equity legislation
D) Sports agents who belief that minority athletes in certain sports are being promoted merely because of the colour of their skin
E) Organizations who tokenize minority employees by asking them to take the lead co-ordinating and organizing multicultural events mandated by the state

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