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Chapter 09 Practice Quiz
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In 2013, the United States had _____income inequalities than most other countries in the Western Hemisphere.
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b. equal
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c. more
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Children who experience hunger more frequently in the U.S. are
a. Native American
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b. White
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c. Black or Latino
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A measurement of inequality that uses zero to indicate perfect equality and a hundred to equal the highest level of inequality is the ________________.
a. wage gap
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b. earnings gap
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c. Gini coefficient
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Earning _____ exist between blacks, whites, and Latinos.
a. disparities
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b. equalities
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c. parities
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Implicit bias in the labor market is
a. unconscious
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b. rare
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c. structural
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A type of labor market discrimination that occurs early in the job seeking process is called
a. categorical exclusion
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b. shifting standards
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c. race-based job channeling
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When similarly experienced applicants are treated differently on the basis of race then ______ are being used by hirers.
a. shifting standards
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b. race-based job channeling
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c. categorical exclusion
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This occurs when similarly experienced applicants of different races are encouraged to apply for different job positions
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b. race-based job channeling
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c. categorical exclusion
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Educational and skill level attainment are part of ________that influence employment disparities.
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b. structural factors
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c. labor factors
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The change in the type of jobs in the overall economy are part of ______that influence the employment disparities.
a. individual factors
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b. structural factors
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c. labor factors
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The split labor market was defined by
a. compensating racial groups with different pay rates for the same work
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b. striking labor groups asking for higher wages
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c. providing jobs to one group and not to other groups
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Companies that proactively prevent discrimination in their workplace and ensure that their workplaces look like the working-age population practice
a. human capital approach
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b. affirmative action
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c. both of the above
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