WGU - D357 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Why are group membership categories important for a Human Resources (HR)
manager to consider? - Answers -· People's group memberships affect their outcomes,
opportunities, and experiences.
How have global demographic shifts affected employment? - Answers -· The workforce
is shrinking in some countries.
What did Cedric Herring's research on diversity reveal? - Answers -· Racial diversity
was associated with increased sales revenue and more customers.
What are two consequences an organization may face as a result of hiring a diverse
workforce without taking steps to ensure this newly diverse workforce is properly
supported? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· Dysfunctional communication processes
· Overqualified workers
Why is it important for hiring managers to provide equal opportunities when screening
job applicants to avoid employment discrimination? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· To
prevent the unrelated personal attributes of candidates from being considered
· To prevent candidates from being discounted due to their group memberships
What is demonstrated when an organization has a large number of employees
representing various backgrounds? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· Diversity efforts
· Efforts toward reducing exclusion
What are two distinctions between organizations composed of diverse members and
organizations composed of homogeneous members? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -·
Diverse group members pay more attention in interactions than homogeneous groups.
· Diverse members produce higher-quality ideas.
What defines stereotypes in the workplace? - Answers -· Stereotypes are
overgeneralizations of the characteristics of large human groups.
A hiring manager believes women are incompetent at work and makes statements
about that topic but also makes statements implying women must be protected.
Which behavior is this hiring manager displaying? - Answers -· Ambivalent sexism
Benevolent sexism is harmful to women despite its benevolent label. - Answers -True
Which two statements depict the differences between minority and majority groups at
work? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· Minority can refer to a variety of groups in an
organization that have few or no positions of power.
· Nondominant is a more accurate term than minority.
, What is the correlation between stereotypes and unconscious processes in the
workplace? - Answers -· Stereotypes in the workplace are often formed through both
conscious and unconscious processes.
What are two ways workers might be treated differently due to their age? Choose 2
answers. - Answers -· Younger workers are often preferred over older workers.
· Older workers hold more high-status, high-paying jobs than younger workers.
Why might managers be prohibited from engaging in outside activities with their direct
employees? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· It may interfere with an employee's social
identity.
· It may increase competition among group members.
What is the impact of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 on wage disparities in the workplace? -
Answers -· It has been somewhat successful in reducing wage disparities between
women and men.
What distinguishes affirmative action from quota programs? - Answers -· The
affirmative action program does not stipulate that employers have quotas for hiring
certain groups.
What indicates that disparate impact has occurred in an organization? - Answers -·
When an apparently neutral policy has the effect of discrimination against certain
groups
Which term describes when an employer creates working conditions that are difficult
and compels reasonable individuals to resign? - Answers -· Constructive discharge
What has research revealed concerning differences in court decisions based on the
demographics of the judge? - Answers -· White and minority judges make dissimilar
conclusions.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires employers to provide maternity leave and
benefits for pregnant women. - Answers -True
What has Title VII of the Civil Rights Act also been interpreted by the courts to cover?
Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· Gender identity
· Sexual harassment
Describe one way in which the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is
inadequate at addressing age-related discrimination in the workplace. - Answers -The
ADEA does not protect individuals under the age of 40. In UK & Australia, all ages are
protected.
Why are group membership categories important for a Human Resources (HR)
manager to consider? - Answers -· People's group memberships affect their outcomes,
opportunities, and experiences.
How have global demographic shifts affected employment? - Answers -· The workforce
is shrinking in some countries.
What did Cedric Herring's research on diversity reveal? - Answers -· Racial diversity
was associated with increased sales revenue and more customers.
What are two consequences an organization may face as a result of hiring a diverse
workforce without taking steps to ensure this newly diverse workforce is properly
supported? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· Dysfunctional communication processes
· Overqualified workers
Why is it important for hiring managers to provide equal opportunities when screening
job applicants to avoid employment discrimination? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· To
prevent the unrelated personal attributes of candidates from being considered
· To prevent candidates from being discounted due to their group memberships
What is demonstrated when an organization has a large number of employees
representing various backgrounds? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· Diversity efforts
· Efforts toward reducing exclusion
What are two distinctions between organizations composed of diverse members and
organizations composed of homogeneous members? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -·
Diverse group members pay more attention in interactions than homogeneous groups.
· Diverse members produce higher-quality ideas.
What defines stereotypes in the workplace? - Answers -· Stereotypes are
overgeneralizations of the characteristics of large human groups.
A hiring manager believes women are incompetent at work and makes statements
about that topic but also makes statements implying women must be protected.
Which behavior is this hiring manager displaying? - Answers -· Ambivalent sexism
Benevolent sexism is harmful to women despite its benevolent label. - Answers -True
Which two statements depict the differences between minority and majority groups at
work? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· Minority can refer to a variety of groups in an
organization that have few or no positions of power.
· Nondominant is a more accurate term than minority.
, What is the correlation between stereotypes and unconscious processes in the
workplace? - Answers -· Stereotypes in the workplace are often formed through both
conscious and unconscious processes.
What are two ways workers might be treated differently due to their age? Choose 2
answers. - Answers -· Younger workers are often preferred over older workers.
· Older workers hold more high-status, high-paying jobs than younger workers.
Why might managers be prohibited from engaging in outside activities with their direct
employees? Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· It may interfere with an employee's social
identity.
· It may increase competition among group members.
What is the impact of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 on wage disparities in the workplace? -
Answers -· It has been somewhat successful in reducing wage disparities between
women and men.
What distinguishes affirmative action from quota programs? - Answers -· The
affirmative action program does not stipulate that employers have quotas for hiring
certain groups.
What indicates that disparate impact has occurred in an organization? - Answers -·
When an apparently neutral policy has the effect of discrimination against certain
groups
Which term describes when an employer creates working conditions that are difficult
and compels reasonable individuals to resign? - Answers -· Constructive discharge
What has research revealed concerning differences in court decisions based on the
demographics of the judge? - Answers -· White and minority judges make dissimilar
conclusions.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires employers to provide maternity leave and
benefits for pregnant women. - Answers -True
What has Title VII of the Civil Rights Act also been interpreted by the courts to cover?
Choose 2 answers. - Answers -· Gender identity
· Sexual harassment
Describe one way in which the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is
inadequate at addressing age-related discrimination in the workplace. - Answers -The
ADEA does not protect individuals under the age of 40. In UK & Australia, all ages are
protected.
