Self-Quiz 4.20: Daniel Hausman, Affirmative Action: Bad Arguments and Some Good Ones

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By "preferential hiring and admissions (PHA)," Hausman means taking minority status to _______ of getting a job or gaining admission to a university.

be irrelevant to an applicant's chance correct incorrect

guarantee an applicant some chance correct incorrect

increase an applicant's chance correct incorrect

guarantee an applicant correct incorrect

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The racism in reverse argument claims that "race is almost always not a qualification." Hausman thinks that this claim is debatable because

race is a qualification when hiring an actor to play Martin Luther King correct incorrect

diversity arguably serves legitimate goals of universities and some firms correct incorrect

segregation arguably serves legitimate goals of universities and some firms correct incorrect

None of the above (Hausman agrees with the claim) correct incorrect

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According to Hausman, rectification of an injustice requires that

the world be restored to how it would have been had that injustice not occurred. correct incorrect

society as a whole compensate the victim of the injustice. correct incorrect

the perpetrator of the injustice be punished. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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Hausman claims that his elementary school analogy explains

why it can appear that PHA promotes equal opportunity. correct incorrect

why it can appear that PHA impedes equal opportunity. correct incorrect

Both of the above correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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According to Hausman, PHA is similar to Jim Crow in that it

denigrates, oppresses, and excludes whites from the mainstream of American life. correct incorrect

is motivated by racist intent. correct incorrect

causes whites substantial harm. correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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Which of the following is not a problem that Hausman identifies with the rectification argument in favor of PHA?

The perpetrators and victims of some of the most serious injustices are long dead. correct incorrect

There is no way to know how the world would have been had the relevant injustices not occurred. correct incorrect

Rectification is almost never an appropriate response to injustice. correct incorrect

Implementing rectification would be divisive and likely to stoke racial animosity. correct incorrect

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Hausman thinks that we should not invoke reparations to justify policies that diminish racial disparities because of

problems in identifying the correct recipients of the reparations. correct incorrect

problems in determining how much reparation should be paid. correct incorrect

the risk of misunderstanding provoking confused racial animosity. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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According to Hausman, the lifetime opportunities for black applicants have been on average _______ the lifetime opportunities for white applicants.

better than correct incorrect

worse than correct incorrect

approximately the same as correct incorrect

None of the above (there is not enough good evidence to know) correct incorrect