WGU D357 DEI OA EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
Inclusion
The degree to which the different voices of a diverse
workforce are respected and heard
Intersectionality because
The connected nature of various social identities and potential
for overlapping interconnecting systems of discrimination
based on those identities
Myth of meritocracy
the idea that everyone can achieve whatever goals he or she
desires by virtue of hard work and perseverance.
Participation ratio
Percentage of the working-age population who are either
employed or actively seeking employment. Those looking for
work divided by population of 16+
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,Productive characteristics
such things as performance, education, skills, and tenure that
are generally construed as legitimate reasons for
differentiation among employees
Racialized sexual-harassment
the combination of racial and sexual harassment, which
includes both sexual and racial derogatory behaviors,
comments, and demands, directed at a person because of their
race and sex
Social class
a group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and
ways of living
Structural, or systemic racism
the ways in which societies foster racial discrimination
through mutually reinforcing systems, including public
policies, institutional practices, cultural representations, and
other norms that work in reinforcing ways to perpetuate group
inequity
Treatment Discrimination
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, when people are employed but are treated differently once
employed, receiving fewer job-related rewards, resources, or
opportunities than they should receive based on job-related
criteria
Access discrimination
People denied employment opportunities based on race, sex
age, or other factors not related to productivity
consumer racial profiling
Different treatment of consumers based on race that equals
denial or degradation of products or services
Discouraged workers
people who are available for work but have not looked for a
job during the previous four weeks because they believe no
jobs are available for them
Diversity
Real or perceived differences among people that affects their
experiences, outcomes and opportunities in the
organization/society
Diversity, climate
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GRADED A+
Inclusion
The degree to which the different voices of a diverse
workforce are respected and heard
Intersectionality because
The connected nature of various social identities and potential
for overlapping interconnecting systems of discrimination
based on those identities
Myth of meritocracy
the idea that everyone can achieve whatever goals he or she
desires by virtue of hard work and perseverance.
Participation ratio
Percentage of the working-age population who are either
employed or actively seeking employment. Those looking for
work divided by population of 16+
Page 1 of 27
,Productive characteristics
such things as performance, education, skills, and tenure that
are generally construed as legitimate reasons for
differentiation among employees
Racialized sexual-harassment
the combination of racial and sexual harassment, which
includes both sexual and racial derogatory behaviors,
comments, and demands, directed at a person because of their
race and sex
Social class
a group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and
ways of living
Structural, or systemic racism
the ways in which societies foster racial discrimination
through mutually reinforcing systems, including public
policies, institutional practices, cultural representations, and
other norms that work in reinforcing ways to perpetuate group
inequity
Treatment Discrimination
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, when people are employed but are treated differently once
employed, receiving fewer job-related rewards, resources, or
opportunities than they should receive based on job-related
criteria
Access discrimination
People denied employment opportunities based on race, sex
age, or other factors not related to productivity
consumer racial profiling
Different treatment of consumers based on race that equals
denial or degradation of products or services
Discouraged workers
people who are available for work but have not looked for a
job during the previous four weeks because they believe no
jobs are available for them
Diversity
Real or perceived differences among people that affects their
experiences, outcomes and opportunities in the
organization/society
Diversity, climate
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