Question 1

In India, the 1998 Employment Equity Act specifies:

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A)   Corrections to current discrimination ensuring equal employment to members of minority groups and women.
B)   A commitment to implement affirmative action measures in order to ensure equitable representation of "designated groups" in all occupational categories and levels of the workforce.
C)   Creation of special provisions for men in certain occupations, like child care and education, in which they are not well represented.
D)   Workforce representation of religious groups, equal to proportions in the population at large.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

What are the two goals of affirmative or positive action policies and what is the rationale behind the policies?

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1) Righting past wrongs - compensating g...

Question 3

Courts around the world have generally ______________ the concept of affirmative action/position action programs as an acceptable tool in the struggle to eliminate discrimination in employment.

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A)   Ignored
B)   Refused to Consider
C)   Supported
D)   Agreed with the businessE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Despite the public debate about these programs and the challenges presented in several judicial systems, governments around the world continue to legislate for ________ or ____________ in employment in favor of designated groups.

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A)   Affirmative; Positive Action
B)   Positive Action; Positive Policies
C)   Neutral; Hands-off Policies
D)   Neutral Policies; Hands-off ActionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Which statement below is a main argument in the public debate over positive/affirmative action policies?

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A)   Distributive Justice
B)   Compensatory Justice
C)   Social Utility
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The United States has relatively short experience with affirmative action programs. The term affirmative action first appeared in President Barack Obama's Executive Order of 2009.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The European Community passed the Equal Treatment Directive in 1976, but it was limited to equal pay and equal treatment and applied only to gender and not to race or any other groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The debate over affirmative/positive action programs has reverberated throughout the world, with some countries implementing new affirmative action policies, while others rolling them back.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

South African affirmative action measures were implemented in order to:

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A)   Employ a system of quotas in the public service system, set aside for minorities.
B)   Ensure equitable representation by "designated groups" in all occupational categories and levels of the workforce.
C)   Deal with the struggle with hierarchical social structures in the form of its traditional caste system.
D)   Create special provisions for men in certain occupations, like child care and education, in which they are not well represented.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

In Europe, social policies that aim to change the rules and provide advantages to groups that have traditionally been discriminated are called:

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A)   Reconstructionist Policies
B)   Positive Action
C)   Affirmative Action
D)   Positive PoliciesE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Box. 3.4: Making the Case Against and for Affirmative Action: Eighteen White firefighters, including one Hispanic, sued the City of New Haven claiming racial discrimination. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case in 2009 and in a dramatic ruling declared the white firefighters were unfairly denied promotion because of their race, making this:

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A)   Non-discrimination
B)   Anti-discrimination
C)   Reserve Discrimination
D)   Positive DiscriminationE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Affirmative/Positive Action Programs:

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A)   Are intervention measures
B)   Cut across, and attempt to influence, the operation of free-market mechanisms
C)   Aim to actively reverse past discrimination against specific groups
D)   Are intended as temporary actions, which will be withdrawn once the situation is rectified
E)   All of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) B) and D) E

Question 13

An excerpt in the July 1943 issue of Mass Transportation was written by male supervisors to:

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A)   Complain about the productivity of women in the workplace
B)   Provide tips on getting more efficiency out of women employees
C)   Warn supervisors to not hire women employees
D)   All of the aboveE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

What are the main arguments for and against the "equal opportunities" school of thought?

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The main argument of the equal opportuni...

Question 15

In Malaysia, the affirmative action policies enacted after the 1969 race riots between the majority Malays and the minority ethnic Chinese Malays have come under attack in recent years for:

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A)   Malays controlling a disproportionately large share of businesses and trade.
B)   Slowing down the economic development of the country.
C)   A majority of Malay entrepreneurs taking control of the county.
D)   For making it difficult to employee Chinese Malays in the country.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 16

Box. 3.3: Equal Employment Legislation and Religious Discrimination: The Case of Northern Ireland. What religious group was suffering severe disadvantages in Northern Ireland?

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A)   Anglicans
B)   Jehovah's Witnesses
C)   Protestants
D)   CatholicsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

In India, the Persons with Disabilities Act of 1995 states that affirmative action legislation:

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A)   Requires that every appropriate government appoint a percentage of vacancies of not less than 3% for persons or class of persons with disability.
B)   Allows employers to make use of affirmative action measure in order to eliminate discrimination and promote equality in the work place.
C)   Requires organizations employing 25 or more employees to have at least one disabled person employed per every 25 employees.
D)   Directs employers that conduct business with the federal government to develop affirmative action plans as a condition of securing a contract.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above A

Question 18

Groups that have traditionally been discriminated against suffer from three types of interconnected barriers that may perpetuate the discrimination against them. What are the interconnected barriers and why do these groups face these barriers?

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The first is stereotyping, which exclude...

Question 19

Affirmative and positive action policies are designed to decrease the number of qualified applicants from designated groups in the workforce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Social policies that aim to change the rules and provide advantages to groups that have traditionally been discriminated against are considered _____________ social guidelines.

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A)   Positive
B)   Negative
C)   Intrusive
D)   InconsequentialE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 3: Discrimination, Equality and Fairness in Employment: Social Policies and Affirmativepositive Action Programs

In India, the 1998 Employment Equity Act specifies:

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What are the two goals of affirmative or positive action policies and what is the rationale behind the policies?

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Courts around the world have generally ______________ the concept of affirmative action/position action programs as an acceptable tool in the struggle to eliminate discrimination in employment.

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Despite the public debate about these programs and the challenges presented in several judicial systems, governments around the world continue to legislate for or ____ in employment in favor of designated groups.

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Which statement below is a main argument in the public debate over positive/affirmative action policies?

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The United States has relatively short experience with affirmative action programs. The term affirmative action first appeared in President Barack Obama's Executive Order of 2009.

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The European Community passed the Equal Treatment Directive in 1976, but it was limited to equal pay and equal treatment and applied only to gender and not to race or any other groups.

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The debate over affirmative/positive action programs has reverberated throughout the world, with some countries implementing new affirmative action policies, while others rolling them back.

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South African affirmative action measures were implemented in order to:

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In Europe, social policies that aim to change the rules and provide advantages to groups that have traditionally been discriminated are called:

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Affirmative/Positive Action Programs:

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An excerpt in the July 1943 issue of Mass Transportation was written by male supervisors to:

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What are the main arguments for and against the "equal opportunities" school of thought?

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In Malaysia, the affirmative action policies enacted after the 1969 race riots between the majority Malays and the minority ethnic Chinese Malays have come under attack in recent years for:

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Box. 3.3: Equal Employment Legislation and Religious Discrimination: The Case of Northern Ireland. What religious group was suffering severe disadvantages in Northern Ireland?

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In India, the Persons with Disabilities Act of 1995 states that affirmative action legislation:

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Groups that have traditionally been discriminated against suffer from three types of interconnected barriers that may perpetuate the discrimination against them. What are the interconnected barriers and why do these groups face these barriers?

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Affirmative and positive action policies are designed to decrease the number of qualified applicants from designated groups in the workforce.

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Social policies that aim to change the rules and provide advantages to groups that have traditionally been discriminated against are considered _____________ social guidelines.

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In India, the 1998 Employment Equity Act specifies:

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What are the two goals of affirmative or positive action policies and what is the rationale behind the policies?

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Courts around the world have generally ______________ the concept of affirmative action/position action programs as an acceptable tool in the struggle to eliminate discrimination in employment.

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Despite the public debate about these programs and the challenges presented in several judicial systems, governments around the world continue to legislate for ________ or ____________ in employment in favor of designated groups.

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Which statement below is a main argument in the public debate over positive/affirmative action policies?

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The United States has relatively short experience with affirmative action programs. The term affirmative action first appeared in President Barack Obama's Executive Order of 2009.

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The European Community passed the Equal Treatment Directive in 1976, but it was limited to equal pay and equal treatment and applied only to gender and not to race or any other groups.

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The debate over affirmative/positive action programs has reverberated throughout the world, with some countries implementing new affirmative action policies, while others rolling them back.

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South African affirmative action measures were implemented in order to:

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In Europe, social policies that aim to change the rules and provide advantages to groups that have traditionally been discriminated are called:

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Affirmative/Positive Action Programs:

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An excerpt in the July 1943 issue of Mass Transportation was written by male supervisors to:

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What are the main arguments for and against the "equal opportunities" school of thought?

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In Malaysia, the affirmative action policies enacted after the 1969 race riots between the majority Malays and the minority ethnic Chinese Malays have come under attack in recent years for:

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Box. 3.3: Equal Employment Legislation and Religious Discrimination: The Case of Northern Ireland. What religious group was suffering severe disadvantages in Northern Ireland?

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In India, the Persons with Disabilities Act of 1995 states that affirmative action legislation:

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Groups that have traditionally been discriminated against suffer from three types of interconnected barriers that may perpetuate the discrimination against them. What are the interconnected barriers and why do these groups face these barriers?

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Affirmative and positive action policies are designed to decrease the number of qualified applicants from designated groups in the workforce.

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Social policies that aim to change the rules and provide advantages to groups that have traditionally been discriminated against are considered _____________ social guidelines.

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