Chapter 2

Question 1

the commission created by title 7, investigates job discrimination complaints

Answer 1

equal employment opportunity commission

Question 2

steps taken to eliminate present effects of past discrimination

Answer 2

affirmative action

Question 3

responsible

Answer 3

office of federal contract compliance programs

Question 4

the act requiring equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex

Answer 4

equal pay act of 1963

Question 5

the act prohibiting arbitrary age discrimination and specifically protecting individuals over 40 years old

Answer 5

age discrimination act in employment act of 1967

Question 6

the act requiring certain federal contractors to take affirmative action for disabled persons

Answer 6

vocational rehabilitation act of 1973

Question 7

an amendment to title vII of the civil rights act that prohibits sex discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medial conditions.

Answer 7

pregnancy discrimination act

Question 8

guidelines issued by federal agencies charged with ensuring compliance with equal employment federal legislation explaining recommended employer proocedures in detail

Answer 8

uniform guidelines

Question 9

persons such as minorities and women protected by equal opportunity laws

Answer 9

protected class

Question 10

the act that places the burden fo proof back on employers and permits compensatory and punitive damages

Answer 10

civil rights act of 1991

Question 11

a discrimination allegation case in which the employer argues that the employment action taken was motivated not by discrimination, but by some nondiscriminatory reason such as ineffective performance

Answer 11

mixed-motive case

Question 12

the act requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, it prohibits discrimination against disabled persons

Answer 12

Americans with disabilities act

Question 13

those who can carry out the essential functions of the job

Answer 13

qualified individuals

Question 14

harassment on the basis of sex that has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with a persons work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile work enviornment

Answer 14

sexual harrassment

Question 15

the act that provides that a person who commits a crime of violence motivated by gender shall be liable to the party injured

Answer 15

federal violence against women act of 1994

Question 16

the overall impact of employer pratices tha result in significantly higher percentages of members of minorities and other protected groups being rejected for employment

Answer 16

adverse impact

Question 17

discrepancy between rates of rejecction of members of a protected group

Answer 17

disparate rejection rates

Question 18

minority selection rate less than 80% of that for the group with highest rate is evidence of adverse impact

Answer 18

4/5ths rule

Question 19

demonstration that an employers hiring practices exclude protected group

Answer 19

restricted policy

Question 20

requirement that an employee be of a certain religion, sex, or national origin where that is reasonably necessary to normal operation

Answer 20

bona fide occupational qualification

Question 21

gnevance procedure that provides for binding arbitration as the last step

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alternative dispute resolution or adr program

Question 22

variety of multiplicity of demographic features that characcterize a companys workforce

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diversity

Question 23

ascribing specific behavioral traits to individuals based on their membership in a group

Answer 23

sterotyping

Question 24

taking specific actions toward a person based on the persons group

Answer 24

discrimination

Question 25

seeking minorities to fill high profile positions rather than seeking full representation of the group

Answer 25

tokenism

Question 26

tendency to view members of other social groups less favorably

Answer 26

ethnocentrism

Question 27

tendency to associate women with certain jobs

Answer 27

gender-role stereotypes

Question 28

maximizing diversity’s potential benefits while minimizing problems

Answer 28

managing divesity

Question 29

an affirmative action strategy that emphasizes identifying and eliminating obstacles to hiring and promoting women and minorities

Answer 29

good-faith effort strategy

Question 30

white males are discriminated against due to afirmative action

Answer 30

reverse discrimination