Managing Diversity 3rd Edition By Barak - Test Bank

Managing Diversity 3rd Edition By Barak – Test Bank

 

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

 

Multiple Choice

 

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

 

1. Civil
2. Matriarchal
3. Normal
4. Socialist

 

Ans:  C

Page:  122

 

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

 

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

 

Ans:  D

Page:  125

 

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

 

1. Visible and Invisible
2. Inclusive and Exclusive
3. Racial and Ethnic
4. Employee and Employer

 

Ans:  A

Page: 132

 

 

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

 

1. Gender
2. Race
3. Ethnicity
4. All of the above

 

Ans:  D

Page:  135

 

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

 

1. Less motivated
2. More motivated
3. Inflexible
4. Forgetful

 

Ans:  A

Page:  137

 

6. A stereotype is defined as:
7. A preconceived judgment or opinion held by members of a group
8. A standardized, oversimplified mental picture that is held in common by members of a group
9. A preconceived opinion, not based on reason or experience
10. A statement of being subject to specific treatment or control

 

Ans: B

Page: 139

 

7. Which statement is true about workforce diversity?

 

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

 

Ans:  D

Page: 36

 

8. The narrow category-based diversity definitions are determined by:

 

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

 

Ans:  C

Page:  125

 

9. Prejudice is defined as:

 

1. A preconceived judgment or opinion held by members of a group
2. A standardized, oversimplified mental picture that is held in common by members of a group
3. A preconceived opinion, not based on reason or experience
4. A statement of being subject to specific treatment or control

 

Ans:  A

Page: 139

 

10. Visible diversity refers to:

 

1. Characteristics that are observable; readily detectable attributes such as race, gender or physical disability
2. Underlying attributes such as religious, education, and tenure within the organization
3. Cultural practices in the workplace
4. Work teams that have diverse composition

 

 

Ans:  A

Page:  132

 

11. The broad category-based diversity definition is determined by:

 

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

 

Ans:  D

Page:  132

 

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

 

1. Passé
2. Meaningless
3. Positive
4. Negative

 

Ans: D

Page:  147

 

 

13. 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?

 

1. Stereotypes
2. Prejudice
3. Discrimination
4. Oppression
5. Exclusion
6. All of the above

 

Ans:  F

Page:  136

 

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

 

1. Heterostereotypes
2. Individual stereotypes
3. Cultural stereotypes
4. Autostereotypes

 

Ans:  A

Page:  143

 

15. Gender stereotypes affect perceptions of leaders and __________.

 

1. Followers
2. Managers
3. Consumers
4. Investors

 

Ans:  B

Page:  142

 

16. The conceptual rule diversity definition is determined by:

 

1. 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
2. Discrimination legislation and includes gender, racial and ethnic groups, national origin, disability and age
3. Such variables as marital status and education, as well as skills and years in the organization
4. All of the above

 

Ans:  A

Page:  133

 

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

 

1. Generosity
2. Attitudes
3. Feelings
4. Behavior

 

Ans:  B

Page:  142

 

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

 

1. A) Out-groups
2. B) In-groups
3. C) Sub-groups
4. D) Hate-groups

 

Ans:  A

Page:  143

 

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

 

1. Wrong
2. Right
3. Neutral
4. Transparent

 

Ans: A

Page: 139

 

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

 

1. White collar crime
2. Discrimination
3. Workplace violence
4. Immigration raids

 

Ans: B

Page: 148

 

True/False

 

21. True or False. Being a man in Japan is associated with fewer job opportunities than being a women in Japan.

 

Ans:  False

Page:  122

 

22. True or False. Workforce diversity is not about the anthropological difference between people that “make them special.”

 

Ans:  True

Page:  122

 

23. True or False. 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.

 

Ans:  True

Page:  121

 

24. True or False. 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.

 

Ans:   True

Page:  133

 

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

 

Ans:  True

Page: 123

 

26. True or False. Generating terminology that will be applicable across cultural and national boundaries is nonessential.

 

Ans: False

Page: 135

 

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

 

Ans:  False

Page:  137

 

Essay

 

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

 

Ans: Varies

Page: 122

 

 

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

 

Ans: 1) Some of the distinction categories may have either a positive or negative impact on employment and job prospects in different countries. 2) These distinction categories are not exhaustive of the domain. Many countries utilize diversity categories that are not included on the list.

Page: 135-136

 

30. What are the adverse consequences of the diversity distinction categories?

 

Ans: Varies

Page: 136-137