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In Reading 47 (The "Success" of Welfare Reform), Sharon Hays states that welfare reform as founded on the assumption that welfare mothers share American values and are, in fact, not personally responsible for undermining our nation's moral principles. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Ann Crittenden in Reading 48 (Sixty Cents to a Man's Dollar), the gap in pay between mothers and non-mothers under the age of 35 is now larger than the wage gap between young men and women. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Ben Fong-Torres in Reading 49 (Why Are There No Male Asian Anchormen on TV?), broadcasters argue that Asian women provide attractive partners for white male news anchors. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Barbara Reskin in Reading 50 (The Effects of Affirmative Action on Other Stakeholders), respondents to recent surveys said they believed that whites were at greater risk of discrimination at work than African-Americans were. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Reading 51 (America's Dirty Work: Migrant Maids and Modern-Day Slavery), Joy M. Zarembka states that legal issues in the United States do not militate against migrant women leaving exploitative jobs. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Reading 52 (The Globetrotting Sneaker), by Cynthia Enloe, the recent passage of NAFTA and GATT ensures that private companies will be regulated much more closely. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Reading 47 (The "Success" of Welfare Reform), Sharon Hays states that _____ of the former welfare recipients who found work were actually making sufficient money to raise their families out of poverty. |
| | A) | 1/4 |
| | B) | 1/2 |
| | C) | 2/3 |
| | D) | 3/4 |
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According to Ann Crittenden in Reading 48 (Sixty Cents to a Man's Dollar), female workers in 1999 earned on average about __________ percent of what men earned. |
| | A) | 20 |
| | B) | 60 |
| | C) | 80 |
| | D) | 95 |
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In Reading 49 (Why Are There No Male Asian Anchormen on TV?), by Ben Fong-Torres, which of the following is NOT included as one of the stereotypes of Asian men that work against them in broadcasting? |
| | A) | They are wimps. |
| | B) | They are gangsters. |
| | C) | They are intellectuals. |
| | D) | They are martial arts experts. |
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According to Reading 50 (The Effects of Affirmative Action on Other Stakeholders), by Barbara Reskin, which of the following has contributed to misperceptions about affirmative action? |
| | A) | media emphasis on "quotas" |
| | B) | distinguishing between affirmative action in employment and affirmative action in education |
| | C) | reverse discrimination |
| | D) | lawsuits |
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According to Joy M. Zarembka in Reading 51 (America's Dirty Work: Migrant Maids and Modern-Day Slavery), _______________ results from the illegal manipulation and deception of hopeful migrants, most of whom believe they are going to the United States in order to better their situations. |
| | A) | modern-day slavery |
| | B) | trafficking |
| | C) | migrant domestic worker abuse |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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According to Cynthia Enloe in Reading 52 (The Globetrotting Sneaker), which of the following describes Nike's rationalization for its low-cost labor strategy? |
| | A) | It can provide lower-cost shoes. |
| | B) | It can provide the first step towards financial freedom for the workers. |
| | C) | It can help workers' families buy land. |
| | D) | It can establish profitable factories and eventually move them back to the U.S. |
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2006 McGraw-Hill Higher Education