In Pager and Western's (2012) Field Experiments on Racial Bias

question 12

Multiple Choice

In Pager and Western's (2012) field experiments on racial bias in hiring:

• A)African Americans received the fewest callbacks
• B)African American managers were more likely than White managers to hire African Americans
• C)Latino males had the highest unemployment rate
• D)race had a bigger effect on the jobs people got among men than among women
• E)Whites had more job offers than Latinos and African Americans because of their better credentials

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