Which of the Following Is Inappropriate to Ask on an Employment

question 173

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is inappropriate to ask on an employment application?

• A) If the applicant is over 18
• B) Where the applicant went to school
• C) If the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime
• D) Whether the applicant has any disabilities that might inhibit job performance
• E) Applicant's ancestry/ethnicity

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Definitions:

Subordination

Involves a social or organizational arrangement that places certain groups or individuals in lower or inferior ranks compared to others.

Recognition

The acknowledgment or validation of someone’s status, achievements, rights, or identity by others or by society.

Intersectionality

An analytical paradigm that scrutinizes how intersecting social identities and their related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination shape the lives and experiences of individuals.

Matrix of Domination

A sociological paradigm that explains issues of oppression that deal with race, class, gender, sexuality, etc., emphasizing their interconnectivity.