When an Employee Is Promoted Instead of More Deserving Co-Workers

question 37

Multiple Choice

When an employee is promoted instead of more deserving co-workers because she has a special relationship with her boss, it is an example of:

• A) the way culture wars happen.
• B) the role of high culture in determining status and rank.
• C) the business of culture.
• D) the distinction between ideal culture and real culture.
• E) cultural diffusion.

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Definitions:

Comforting Prejudices

Prejudiced beliefs that provide comfort by reinforcing existing opinions or societal norms.

Inductive Reasoning

A rational procedure that merges several assumptions, considered true or frequently proven true, to arrive at a particular inference.

Hypothetical Reasoning

The process of applying logical thinking to situations that are often based on suppositions or possibilities, rather than facts.

Deductive Reasoning

A deductive process in which an inference is made based on the harmony of several statements that are commonly believed to be accurate.