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Experts distinguish two types of sexual harassment. "Hostile work environment" is one of them.

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Which of these statements is true concerning court cases about discrimination?

A) Brown v. Board of Education upheld the principle of "separate but equal"
B) the Bakke case outlawed affirmative action across the board
C) in the 2004 Holtz case, the Supreme Court ruled that "race-conscious" admissions policies are unconstitutional
D) in the University of Michigan cases ( Gratz and Grutter ) , the Supreme Court upheld moderate, flexible affirmative action programs

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Is it unrealistic to imagine that there will be no sexual interaction between men and women in the workplace?  Produce the reasonings on both sides of the argument.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed sexual and racial discrimination at work until overturned by the Supreme Court.

What quality is more important in predicting who gets fired than job-performance ratings or even prior disciplinary history?

In 1987, the Supreme Court affirmed, in the case of Johnson v. Transportation Agency , that

To discriminate in employment is to make an adverse decision against an employee or job applicant based solely on his or her membership in a certain class.

What is some of the statistical evidence of job discrimination?

Women entering male turf, or minority workers of either sex going into a predominantly white work environment, can find themselves uncomfortably being measured by a white male value system.

Explain specific steps to protect your workplace from the liability of sexual harassment by supervisors.

Statistics by themselves do not prove discrimination.

To answer the question of who determines what is objectionable or offensive in sexual harassment,  the courts use what kind of hypothetical person?

The only true form of job discrimination is intentional and individual.

Which of the following statements is accurate?

Affirmative action is synonymous for reverse discrimination.

What does Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act say?

The 1995 case Adarand Constructors v. Pena shows that, after years of disagreement, the Supreme Court is now unanimous on the issue of affirmative action.

Diversity in the workplace can be viewed as a competitive advantage.

"Affirmative action" means programs taking the race or sex of employees or job candidates into account as part of an effort to correct imbalances in employment that exist as a result of past discrimination, either in the company itself or in the larger society.