RST 230 Questions with Verified Correct
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1. Why concern ourselves with diversity?
Moral reasons, legal reasons, increasing organizational effectiveness
Chapter 1 in your textbook describes 6 Levels (or stages) of Organizational Inclusion.
The last 3 stages are:
Symbolic equity, substantial equity, and the including organization
Diversity
Is a situation that includes representation of multiple (ideally all) groups within a prescribed
environment
Chapter 1 in your textbook describes discrimination as a negative or unjust treatment
of individuals/groups because of their identity; it is the behavioral manifestation of
prejudice
True
Attitudes
A learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with
respect to a given object. The enduring positive or negative feelings about some person,
object, or issue
Discrimination occurs when the object of prejudice is placed at some disadvantage not
merited by his own misconduct
True
Prejudice
,A negative attitude toward a socially defined group and toward any person perceived to be a
member of that group
Chapter 1 describes some typical barriers to inclusion. The barriers to inclusion are:
• Transportation, structural, and economic
• Social, attitudinal, and psychological
• Communication and lack of programmatic accommodations
According to the Lecture 3 video, deviance is defined by cultural and societal norms
True
According to the lecture 3 video, exclusion is defined as forcefully separating individuals
from certain environment
False
Chapter 8, states that the legal definition of disability is someone who has a condition
that affects a major life function such as
• Seeing and hearing
• Walking and breathing
• Talking and socially interacting with others
Chapter 8 states that ADA was written into law in
1990
According to the lecture 4 video, the architectural barriers act of 1968 mandates that all
buildings are facilities that have been built with federal funds, must be accessible to
people with disabilities
True
, According to the lecture 4 video, 61 million adults in the US (26%) live with a disability
True
Chapter 3 in your textbook states that attitudes are based on emotion, behavior, and
beliefs
True
Chapter 3 in your textbook states stereotypes, stigmas, and pathologizing can lead to
social isolation, segregation, and an overall poor quality of life
True
According to the lecture 5 video, emotional support animals, comfort animals, and
therapy animals are covered under the ADA
False
According to the lecture 5 video, only service animals are covered under Title II and III
of the ADA
True
According to the lecture 5 video, service animals are limited to dogs. However, under
reasonable modifications to policies, _______ are covered under Title II and III
Miniature horses
According to lecture 5 video, the ____ Civil Rights Act made racial discrimination in
public places, such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels illegal
1964
Answers
1. Why concern ourselves with diversity?
Moral reasons, legal reasons, increasing organizational effectiveness
Chapter 1 in your textbook describes 6 Levels (or stages) of Organizational Inclusion.
The last 3 stages are:
Symbolic equity, substantial equity, and the including organization
Diversity
Is a situation that includes representation of multiple (ideally all) groups within a prescribed
environment
Chapter 1 in your textbook describes discrimination as a negative or unjust treatment
of individuals/groups because of their identity; it is the behavioral manifestation of
prejudice
True
Attitudes
A learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with
respect to a given object. The enduring positive or negative feelings about some person,
object, or issue
Discrimination occurs when the object of prejudice is placed at some disadvantage not
merited by his own misconduct
True
Prejudice
,A negative attitude toward a socially defined group and toward any person perceived to be a
member of that group
Chapter 1 describes some typical barriers to inclusion. The barriers to inclusion are:
• Transportation, structural, and economic
• Social, attitudinal, and psychological
• Communication and lack of programmatic accommodations
According to the Lecture 3 video, deviance is defined by cultural and societal norms
True
According to the lecture 3 video, exclusion is defined as forcefully separating individuals
from certain environment
False
Chapter 8, states that the legal definition of disability is someone who has a condition
that affects a major life function such as
• Seeing and hearing
• Walking and breathing
• Talking and socially interacting with others
Chapter 8 states that ADA was written into law in
1990
According to the lecture 4 video, the architectural barriers act of 1968 mandates that all
buildings are facilities that have been built with federal funds, must be accessible to
people with disabilities
True
, According to the lecture 4 video, 61 million adults in the US (26%) live with a disability
True
Chapter 3 in your textbook states that attitudes are based on emotion, behavior, and
beliefs
True
Chapter 3 in your textbook states stereotypes, stigmas, and pathologizing can lead to
social isolation, segregation, and an overall poor quality of life
True
According to the lecture 5 video, emotional support animals, comfort animals, and
therapy animals are covered under the ADA
False
According to the lecture 5 video, only service animals are covered under Title II and III
of the ADA
True
According to the lecture 5 video, service animals are limited to dogs. However, under
reasonable modifications to policies, _______ are covered under Title II and III
Miniature horses
According to lecture 5 video, the ____ Civil Rights Act made racial discrimination in
public places, such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels illegal
1964
