Which of the Following Statements Presents an Accurate Picture of the Age

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements presents an accurate picture of the age factor in the workforce?

• A)Despite the many layoffs occurring in the last decade, the average age of the workforce is older.
• B)Because of the many early retirement programs instituted in the last decade, the average age of the workforce is younger.
• C)As the workforce ages, the need for diversity management is decreasing-the workforce has psychological maturity.
• D)Variation of ages in the workplace is not considered diversity in the same sense that variation by race and gender is considered diversity.

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Definitions:

Humanity

The collective human race or the qualities, such as compassion and kindness, that are considered characteristic of humans.

Moral Law

The principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong behavior, often considered as inherent to human nature or divine command.

Law of Reason

A philosophical idea that moral and legal norms should be grounded in rational thought and logic.

Categorical Imperative

A fundamental principle in the ethical philosophy of Immanuel Kant that requires that individuals act in a manner in which they wish their actions to become universal laws.