After Graduating from Trade School, Ann Accepted a Position as a Mechanic

question 32

Multiple Choice

After graduating from trade school, Ann accepted a position as a mechanic in a shop where she is the only woman. After a few months she complained to her supervisor about lewd jokes and sexually explicit posters in the workplace. Her supervisor should:

• A) tell Ann to relax and try to be one of the boys.
• B) listen to Ann and help her adjust to the environment.
• C) realize that these occurrences can be construed as sexual harassment and need to be addressed.
• D) realize that women have no place in a work environment that was previously all male.

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Definitions:

Black Press

Media outlets, historically in the form of newspapers and journals, that are owned, operated, and serve the African American community.

Government Censorship

The practice by which a government examines and restricts information that it finds objectionable or harmful to its objectives or to public morality.

Racial Injustices

Acts or instances of unfair treatment or discrimination against individuals based on their race or ethnicity.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is first made meaningful or consequential through its association with another stimulus, and then that stimulus is used as a basis for learning about additional stimuli.