African Americans serving as managers or professionals in a traditionally white corporate or government setting rarely face pressure conform to white norms and values
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
false
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A) By hiring groups whose initial standard of living is low. B) By using the law to support labor protests. C) By tempting another group coming from a more favorable economic resource position. D) By working with local officials to promote an equitable work environment.
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.
From a company's perspective, which of the following is a reason why companies adopt a cross-cultural or global view to understand societies?
A) It helps employees understand the practices of other nations before traveling abroad for work. B) It helps companies maintain a more homogeneous workforce. C) It encourages people to have an ethnocentric belief in the superiority of their own culture. D) It helps companies limit their operations to their home country.
Although some research indicates that the depiction of violence on TV has no effect on children, many parents still screen their children's TV selections to prevent the selection of violent programs. From a methodologist's perspective, parents probably ignore the implications of this research because
a. they may not understand the results of the research. b. research results may contradict deeply held beliefs. c. logistical problems enter. d. administrative control interferes. e. they may not understand the results of the research and/or the research results may contradict deeply held beliefs.