The Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)defense

question 14

Multiple Choice

The bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) defense:

• A)applies to intentionally discriminatory policies but not to neutral policies that result in discrimination
• B)permits race or color to be used as selection criteria, but only under circumstances where employers can make a very strong case for why that is necessary
• C)is the only means by which employers can avoid liability for facially discriminatory policies or practices
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

ITQs

Individual Transferable Quotas, a system used in fishery management whereby individual operators are given the right to catch a specified share of the total allowable catch for a particular fishery.

Pacific Halibut

A large flatfish native to the North Pacific Ocean, valued for its culinary uses and recreational fishing interest.

Market Price

The current price at which a good or service can be bought or sold in a marketplace, determined by supply and demand dynamics.

The Population Bomb

A term popularized by a 1968 book predicting widespread famine and disaster as a result of overpopulation.