Which of the following students best summarizes the experiences of lesbians in the workplace?
a. Jeanette: Attitudes towards lesbians and gay men are improving; however, they are better off both personally and professionally if they don't come out' at work..
b. Kate: Lesbians still experience access discrimination; even once they have a job, they are sometimes fired if their sexual orientation is discovered..
c. Dorothy: Most states now prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation..
d. Ellen: Experts recommend that the best way to avoid discrimination is to be honest with potential employers, right from the beginning..
Question 2Bias against lesbians, gay males, and bisexuals is a form of
a. heterosexism.
b. reverse discrimination.
c. sexism.
d. essentialism.
Question 3Which of the following students best summarizes women's experiences of treatment discrimination in the current era?
a. Shawna: As more and more women have entered the workforce, most types of treatment discrimination have been either eliminated or greatly reduced..
b. Sid: Male coworkers may make negative comments about women in general; however, most women workers are included in informal social interactions..
c. Lana: Women now receive equal treatment in terms of salaries and promotions, but they are often excluded from informal social interactions..
d. Jamaica: Women still experience discrimination in salaries, promotions, and interactions with coworkers..
Question 4Which of the following examples illustrates sexual harassment?
a. A boss tells his assistant that she is more likely to be promoted if she sleeps with him.
b. A boss expects his female secretary to make the coffee.
c. A male sports announcer states that he doesn't think women should play hockey.
d. A male employer gives a female employee a low rating on an evaluation form.
Question 5Deliberate or repeated comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are unwanted by the recipient are known as
a. sexual harassment.
b. sexual innuendo.
c. access discrimination.
d. heterosexism.
Question 6Research on students' evaluations of their professors indicates that
a. female professors consistently receive lower ratings than male professors.
b. male students tend to give their female college professors lower ratings than female students do.
c. male students give lower ratings to male professors and female students give lower ratings to female professors.
d. female students give consistently lower ratings than male students to both female and male professors.
Question 7According to the research on treatment discrimination,
a. women and men are now treated almost exactly the same in the workplace, except in the area of salary.
b. even in the current era, women are more likely than men to receive negative evaluations in the workplace.
c. women who act in a traditionally feminine manner are especially likely to receive negative evaluations in the workplace.
d. women are especially likely to receive negative evaluations in the workplace if the raters are focused on the evaluation task, rather than having several tasks to do at the same time.
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