One of the stipulations of affirmative action is that an employer not impose an arbitrary rule on hiring based on his or her own predispositions. An example of this would be a Human Resource manager

a) who likes to talk with younger applicants and interviews them before older applicants.
b) with a shift at night to fill, interviews people who check the "night shift" box before those who checked "day shift."
c) who interviews only women to fill the position of a women's lingerie sales person.
d) automatically removes applicants who do not have the required college credits.


ANS: a

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A) nationality B) religion C) race D) social class

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The importance which U.S. society presently places on the role of women as child bearers and child rearers can be seen in

a. the program of medical care, advanced education, and occupational hiring preference for women who have served their country in the capacity of mothers. b. the fact that a woman's prestige and decision-making role in the family generally increases during pregnancy and child rearing years. c. the willingness of most businesses to alter work arrangements so fathers can share in major ways in child rearing. d. none of the above.

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During the Industrial Revolution, people became to view work and home as separate spheres in which different feelings and emotions were appropriate. The private sphere of the home was the women's sphere and emphasized all the following EXCEPT:

a. self-reliance and independence. b. the giving of services. c. the exchange of gifts and love. d. emotions.

Sociology

Just over half of the world’s population now lives in __________ areas

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology