How do conservatives say we should deal with racial and gender disparities?
a) Initially, with color and gender-conscious policies, and eventually, with color and gender-blind policies b) Initially, with color and gender-blind policies, and eventually, with color and gender-conscious policies c) With color and gender-conscious policies, now and in the future d) With color and gender-blind policies, now and in the future
King's argument attributes disparities to
a) innate differences. b) the continuing effect of previous discrimination. c) current discrimination. d) cultural differences.
Martin Luther King, Jr., said:
It is impossible to create a formula for the future which does not take into account that our society has been doing something special against the Negro for hundreds of years. How then can we be absorbed into the mainstream of American life if we do not do something special for him now, in order to balance the equation and equip him to compete on a just and equal basis?
What is King arguing for?
a) In favor of racial affirmative action
b) In opposition to racial affirmative action
c) In favor of eliminating all discriminatory laws d) In opposition to segregation in American life
What is the purpose of a tester study?
a) To test the validity of a study b) To find out of if an affirmative action plan is working c) To test for discrimination d) To find out if firms are using affirmative action to make hiring decisions
Statistical discrimination refers to
a) hiring based on a racial or gender quota. b) making decisions based on conscious racial or gender prejudice. c) making decisions on the basis of racial or gender generalizations. d) making decisions on the basis of subconscious racial or gender prejudice.
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