How Does the Text Define the Concept of Disparate Impact

question 17

Multiple Choice

How does the text define the concept of disparate impact?

• A) Members of a protected class rarely make it through all the job-screening filters of an organization.
• B) Members of a protected class never make it through all the job-screening filters of an organization.
• C) The activities of a company consistently harm a protected class in a specific geographic region.
• D) A company's hiring practices may be discriminatory with respect to a protected class but are too minor to violate the Civil Rights Act.

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Definitions:

Détente

A period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, beginning in the late 1960s.

Nuclear Arms Reduction

Efforts and agreements aimed at reducing the number and capacity of nuclear weapons globally to prevent nuclear proliferation and decrease the likelihood of nuclear warfare.

United States

The United States is a federal republic in North America, comprised of 50 states, known for its significant influence on global politics, economy, and culture, and for its leadership in democratic values.

Berlin Uprising

A major revolt in East Berlin in 1953 by workers and citizens against the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), brutally suppressed by Soviet forces.