Chapter 3

Question 1

Any perceived difference among people: age, race, religion, functional specialty, profession, sexual orientation, geographic origin, lifestyle, tenure with the organization or position, & any other pereieved difference.

Answer 1

diversity

Question 2

Ensuring that factors are in place to provide for & encourage the continued development of a diverse workforce by melding actual & perceived differences among workers to achieve maximum productivity

Answer 2

diversity management

Question 3

A situation in which both husband and wife have jobs and family responsibilities.

Answer 3

dual-career family

Question 4

People born just after WW II through the mid-1960s

Are recognized as having great work ethic & solid attendance record.

Answer 4

Baby boomers

Question 5

People born between the mid-1960s & late 1970s.

Focused on transferable skills. Not afraid of job change.Career building and skill building oriented.

Answer 5

Generation X

Question 6

People born between late 1970s and mid-1990s

they have a sense of entitlement

Answer 6

Generation Y

Question 7

People born between 1995 and 2009. Internet-assimilated children

Answer 7

Generation Z - Digital Natives

Question 8

The oldest federal legislation affecting staffing. Based on the 13th Amendment.

Answer 8

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Question 9

Act the prohibits an employer to pay an employee different wages based on gender.

Answer 9

EPA - Equal Pay Act of 1963 (Amended in 1972)

Question 10

Law making it illegal for an employer to discriminate in hiring, firing, promoting,compensating, or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of race, sex, religion, or national origin.

Answer 10

Title VII of Civil Rights Act 1964(Am.1972)

Question 11

bona fide occupational qualifications

Answer 11

BFOQs

Question 12

Invisible barrier in organiaztions that impedes women and minorities from career advancement

Answer 12

glass ceiling

Question 13

employer treats some people less favorably than others because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, or age.

Answer 13

disparate treatment

Question 14

concept established by the Inform Guidelines; it occurs if woman and minorities are not hired at the rate of at least 80% of the best-achieving group

Answer 14

adverse impact

Question 15

Directive issued by the president that has the force and effect of law enacted by Congress as it applies to federal agencies and federal contractors.

Answer 15

EO - executive order

Question 16

Stipulated by EO 11246, it requires employers to take positive steps to ensure that employment of applicants and treatment of applicants and treatment of employees during employment are without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.

Answer 16

Affirmative Action

Question 17

Approach developed by organizations with government contracts to demonstrate that workers are employed in proportion to their representation in the firm’s relevant labor market

Answer 17

AAP -affirmative action program