Scenario A: Use the Information in the Following Paragraph to Answer

question 70

Multiple Choice

Scenario A: Use the information in the following paragraph to answer the four questions below the paragraph. Carmela and Penny are colleagues who are experiencing problems in their jobs. They relate their experiences to each other because they are very concerned about their situations. Carmela speaks of a conversation with her immediate supervisor in which he (the supervisor) tells her that if she agrees to spend the weekend together with him the next time they take a business trip together, he will recommend her for a promotion. It was clear, Carmela says, that "spending the weekend together" included sleeping with her supervisor. Penny has a different situation. She works in an area of the office where there are few women during the day. Her male colleagues consistently make lewd remarks about her body and attempt to show her pornographic pictures.
-Penny is, more specifically, a victim of

• A) age discrimination.
• B) sugging.
• C) workplace cohesion.
• D) hostile environment.
• E) ethnocentrism.

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Definitions:

Disparate Treatment

A form of discrimination where individuals are treated differently based on protected characteristics, such as race, gender, age, or religion, in employment and other settings.

Disparate Impact

A concept in employment law where policies or practices have a disproportionately adverse effect on a protected group, even if unintentional.

Discriminatory Consequences

The negative outcomes or impacts that arise when individuals or groups are treated unfairly based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or disability.

Occupational Safety

The practice of ensuring that work environments are safe and free from hazards that could harm workers.