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A set of multiple choice and true/false questions related to chapter 2 of a textbook on diversity. It covers key concepts such as minority groups, stereotypes, in-group favoritism, fundamental attribution error, prescriptive stereotyping, discrimination, prejudice, aversive racism, neosexism, benevolent sexism, hostile sexism, ambivalent sexism, social identity, and media portrayals of diversity. The questions are accompanied by answers and page references to the original text, making it a valuable tool for self-assessment and review.
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Chapter 2: Theories and Thinking About Diversity
Multiple Choice
A. identifiability, differential income, discrimination, and group awareness. B. identifiability, visibility, discrimination, and group dynamics. C. identifiability, differential power, discrimination, and group awareness. D. visibility, differential income, discrimination, group awareness
Answer: C, p. 39
A. can be “positive” or “negative”. B. can prevent individuals from being hired. C. are part of the categorization process that help individuals order their environment. D. are overgeneralizations of characteristics to large human groups. E. All of the above.
Answer: E, pp. 37, 42-
A. can result in the similarity effect in organizations. B. is of little consequence in today’s carefully monitored organizations. C. reduces one’s self-esteem. D. is necessarily negative, even when not coupled with power.
Answer, A, p. 45
A. advantages non-dominant group members while disadvantaging dominant group members. B. is the tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate
A. statements such as women are caring and it is appropriate that they become nurses. B. statements such as women are nurturing and it is appropriate that they become elementary school teachers. C. perceptions about how people should behave based on their group memberships. D. ideas about how people do or will behave, based on their group memberships.
Answer, C, p. 42
A. Discrimination is differential treatment that serves to limit the social, political, or economic opportunities of members of particular groups. B. Prejudice is described as irrationally based, negative attitudes about certain groups and their members. C. Given power to act on prejudice, discrimination may occur. D. All of the above. E. A and C only above.
Answer: D, p. 41, 42
A. Applicant race and sex were not associated with their ratings by the interviewers. B. Applicant/interviewer similarity in race and sex was related to applicant ratings. C. Using highly structured interviews was not helpful in reducing bias in selection. D. Using highly structured interviews was too time-consuming to be practical for selecting employees.
Answer: A, p. 46
A. is one of the traditional forms of racism. B. consists of overt and open racist behavior. C. may be more difficult to identify and change than traditional racism. D. occurs when those who say they hold egalitarian values possess positive feelings about racial issues and minority group members. E. All of the above.
Answer: C, p. 53
A. neosexism B. hostile sexism C. benevolent sexism D. ambivalent sexism
Answer: D, p. 56
A. helping group members work to achieve common goals. B. increasing competition among group members. C. encouraging group members to view themselves as two separate groups. D. encouraging group members to continue automatic stereotyping.
Answer: A, p. 58
A. the manner in which organizations can identify members of particular social groups. B. the part of a person’s self-concept that derives from membership in a particular social group and the value and emotional significance attached to that group membership. C. decreasingly important in today’s diverse society. D. dissimilar from Dworkin and Dworkin’s conceptualization of group awareness.
Answer: B, p. 44
A. Although Whites commit a greater proportion of drug-related crimes, Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be shown on television being arrested for such crimes. B. Most crime is intra-racial, but news reports are more likely to portray Black on White crime. C. Use of divisive or misleading terminology by the media causes resistance to diversity. D. All of the above. E. A and B only above.
A. Older workers are more likely to occupy high-status organizational positions than younger workers. B. At times younger workers are preferred over older workers. C. At times younger workers are viewed as irresponsible and not dependable. D. Older workers are clearly the dominant group in all contexts. E. All of the above are true.
Answer: D, p. 39
True/False
Answer: True, p. 37
Answer: True, p. 37
Answer: True, p. 40
Answer: False, p. 47
Answer: False, pp. 49-
Answer: True, p. 50
Answer: True, p. 53