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Question 2) Effective ways of handling racial discrimination in the workplace include all of the following except:

A.) provide a positive, nonthreatening, constructive forum for the discussion of racial issues.

B.) make sure that there is a top-down message that the workplace will not tolerate race discrimination in any form.

C.)downplay the employee's complaint, telling the employee that he or she must be mistaken without performing an investigation.

D.) require training in racial awareness and sensitivity for all employees.

Question 3) According to the U.S. Supreme Court, white managers using the term "boy" in reference to black employees is not enough to evidence workplace race discrimination.

A. True B. False

Question 5.)Skin color is a divisive issue within many ethnicities including African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians and East-Asians.

A.) True B).False

1. "Nine out of 10 whites under 30 believe African-Americans and whites are treated equally." A potential implication of this is

A.)employers might be more likely to take steps to reduce racial discrimination in the workplace.

B.) there might be a decline in the number of race-based discrimination claims filed by nonwhite employees with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or any other similar federal agencies.

C.)employers might face more reverse discrimination claims from white employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

D.) employers might be less likely to respond appropriately to claims of racial discrimination from nonwhite employees and thus increase the likelihood of liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Question 8 An employer can avoid liability for racial harassment by showing that the:

A.) employer himself or herself did not directly perpetrate the harassment.

B.)employee is not a member of a protected group.

C.) employer took prompt, corrective remedial action to address the situation.

D.) employee was not subjected to physical abuse.