Situations in Which Employers Face Ethical Issues with Respect to Social

question 18

Multiple Choice

Situations in which employers face ethical issues with respect to social media platforms include

• A)conducting an Internet search to discover what a job candidate has posted.
• B)judging a job candidate based on what he or she does outside the work environment.
• C)rejecting a job candidate if he or she does not participate in any social media.
• D)all of the choices.

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Definitions:

Social Facts

Aspects of social life that shape an individual's actions, such as norms, values, and beliefs, according to sociologist Émile Durkheim.

Political Beliefs

The convictions or opinions individuals hold about political issues, policies, and personalities.

Lumpenproletariat

A term used in Marxist theory to describe the underclass, excluded from the class structure of capitalist society, without access to the means of production.

Critical Distance

Critical distance involves maintaining an analytical perspective that allows for objective evaluation and critique of a subject, avoiding personal bias or emotional involvement.