In the United States, the military is the nation's largest single employer.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2What are the effects of social class and race on people's roles within an organization?
a. Race and social class do not have any consistent effect on people's roles within an organization.
b. People of upper and middle class backgrounds are more likely to be promoted than someone with a lower-class background, even if they are of the same race.
c. When members of minority groups have the same level of education as their White peers, there is no difference in the rates of promotion.
d. When people with a lower social class background have the same level of education as their peers they are just as likely to be promoted.
Question 3There is widespread popular belief in the U.S. that the political process is democratic.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4Rosabeth Moss Kanter's classic study of organizational structure indicated that
a. there is no indication that the hierarchical structure of the bureaucracy negatively impacts on minorities or women.
b.while race and gender play a major role determining people's place within the organization, social classdoes not.
c. the stressful effects of tokenism on women and minorities can have very negative consequences.
d. in modern organizations, token minorities and/or women hires no longer exist; persons are hired and fired strictly on their own merit.
Question 5The largest contributors to political campaigns are major corporations.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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