Which of the Following Statements Is True of Disparate Treatment

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of disparate treatment and disparate impact?

• A)The discriminating individual's intent is irrelevant in disparate treatment.
• B)For there to be discrimination under disparate treatment,there has to be intentional discrimination.
• C)A selection practice that results in disparate impact is necessarily illegal in nature.
• D)The four-fifths rule for discrimination is not applicable to disparate impact.
• E)In a disparate impact case,the defendant is required to pay compensatory and punitive damages to the plaintiff.

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Definitions:

Global Explanations

Broad interpretations or reasons given for events or behaviors that apply universally across different situations.

Internal

Pertaining to or situated on the inside; relating to the inner nature of something or someone.

Pessimism

The tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.

Pessimistic Explanatory

A tendency to interpret and explain negative events as being widespread, permanent, and uncontrollable.