DEVRY SOCS350 WEEK 6 QUIZ

(TCOs 6 & 7) Why is the following statement false? You can easily figure out how to communicate with your coworkers as long as you know their ethnicity.

This statement assumes that all people from a culture have the same communication style and patterns.

This statement does not take into account the saliency or importance of various factors on these coworkers' communication styles.

This statement does not factor in individuals' socialization and life experiences.

All of the above are reasons that one cannot generalize about how others will communicate just because they belong to a certain ethnic group.

Question 2. Question :

(TCOs 6 & 7) Millennial workers (1980–2000) tend to be motivated by

gradual organizational change.

flexibility and feedback.

working on projects alone.

authority and discipline.

Question 3. Question :

(TCOs 6 & 7) The term white privilege means that

White people have more money than people of color.

Most white people have a deeper understanding of racial issues than people of color.

Whites have unearned advantages that they often are not aware of having.

Racism no longer exists and blacks or other racial groups have attained excessive, unfair gains.

Instructor Explanation:

Question 4. Question :

(TCOs 4 & 7) Something that can generate ethnocentric responses or defensive reactions, such as voice, appearance, attitude, or behavior, is called _________.

acculturation

ethnic identity

racial identity

miscegenation

a trigger

Question 5. Question :

(TCOs 4 & 7) Time and manners are examples of this type of trigger:

CORRECT behavior.

attitude.

voice.

appearance.

smell.

Question 6. Question :

(TCO 8) The social position in life that comes as a result of behavior or things that happen over which one has no control (race, gender, and so on) is called _____.

achieved status

socioeconomic status

ascribed status

prestige

power

Question 7. Question :

(TCOs 4, 5, & 7) What organizational strategies can be put in place to demonstrate that diversity is valued and to promote a culture of nondiscrimination? Discuss two specific ways in which organizations can accomplish these goals.

Question 8. Question :

(TCO 8) From the reading in Chapter 14, briefly describe general racial disparities and inequities that exist in the workplace, education, and justice system. How can these disparities be removed?