Question

1. In the Abilene Paradox, who wanted to go have dinner ?

   	a.	The daughter
   	b.	The dad
   	c.	The mom
   	d.	No one

2. In The Perils of Power Without status, what do a CEO and a professor emeritus have in common?

   	a.	Some workers have more status or power than others.
   	b.	Both positions have high status, so the professor and the CEO benefit from the positive feelings that come with high status and are likely to treat others well.
   	c.	Both are in unenviable positions, where they have low status and plenty of power.
   	d.	None of the above.

3. Racial minorities and the disabled have the right to equal access to hotel rooms, public transportation, and restaurants. What happens if someone raises allegations of discrimination in using Uber? AirBnb?

   	a.	They get sued by the EEOC
   	b.	Nothing happens
   	c.	They need to work it out with Uber or AirBnB
   	d.	I don't know.

4. In Subtle Yet Significant, the Authors argue that everyday discrimination needs to be considered in addressing workplace experiences for minorities. What is everyday discrimination?

   	a.	Someone yelling racial or sexual slurs at you daily at work
   	b.	Being left out of company informal gatherings, and you think it’s because you're a minority or woman, but no one will tell you that
   	c.	Subtle acts of mistreatment experienced disproportionately by minority group members
   	d.	Both B and C.

5. In the Open Plan Offices article, which of the following are true (choose all that apply).

   		Many women became hyper-aware of being constantly watched and their appearance constantly evaluated --  multiple women told them that “there isn’t anywhere that you don’t feel watched.”
   		Some women would avoid visiting parts of the office where they weren’t expected -- the design of the office, despite the architects’ intention of promoting freedom of movement, actually inhibited it.
   		The men did not change their actions as a result of the lack of privacy.
   		there was no private space where workers could go if they were emotionally distressed or needed to conduct a private conversation

Answer 1

P.S. These are mainly fact based question. Thus no explanation is given.

In the Abilene Paradox, who wanted to go have dinner?

The dad

In The Perils of Power Without status, what do a CEO and a professor emeritus have in common?

Both positions have high status, so the professor and the CEO benefit from the positive feelings that come with high status and are likely to treat others well.

Racial minorities and the disabled have the right to equal access to hotel rooms, public transportation, and restaurants. What happens if someone raises allegations of discrimination in using Uber? AirBnb?

They need to work it out with Uber or AirBnB

In Subtle Yet Significant, the Authors argue that everyday discrimination needs to be considered in addressing workplace experiences for minorities. What is everyday discrimination?

Both B and C.