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1. I do think it is more appropriate for the mother of a newborn baby, rather than the father, to stay home with the baby during the first year.

2.It is as easy for women to succeed in business as it is for men.

3.I really think affirmative action programs on college campuses constitute reverse discrimination.

4.I feel I could develop an intimate relationship with someone from a different race.

5.All Americans should learn to speak two languages.

6.It upsets (or angers) me that a woman has never been president of the United States.

7.Generally speaking, men work harder than women.

8.My relationship network is very racially mixed.

9.I am against affirmative action programs in business.

 

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10.Generally, men seem less concerned with building relationships than women.

11.I would feel OK about my son or daughter dating someone from a different race.

12.It upsets (or angers) me that a racial minority person has never been president of the United States.

13.In the past few years, too much attention has been directed toward multicultural or minority issues in education.

14.I think feminist perspectives should be an integral part of the higher education curriculum.

15.Most of my close friends are from my own racial group.

16.I feel somewhat more secure that a man rather than a woman is currently president of the United States.

17.I think that it is (or would be) important for my children to attend schools that are racially mixed.

18.In the past few years too much attention has been directed toward multicultural or minority issues in business.

19.Overall, I think racial minorities in America complain too much about racial discrimination.

 

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20.I feel (or would feel) very comfortable having a woman as my primary care physician.

21.I think the president of the United States should make a concerted effort to appoint more women and racial minorities to the country’s Supreme Court.

22.I think white people’s racism toward racial-minority groups still constitutes a major problem in America.

23.I think the school system, from elementary school through college, should encourage minority and immigrant children to learn and adopt to traditional American values.

24.If I were to adopt a child, I would be happy to adopt a child of any race.

25.I think there is as much female physical violence toward men as there is male physical violence toward women.

26.I think the school system, from elementary school through college, should promote values representative of diverse cultures.

27.I believe that reading the autobiography of Malcolm X would be of value.

28.I would enjoy living in a neighborhood consisting of a racially diverse population (Asians, blacks, Latinos, whites).

29.I think it is better if people marry within their own races.

30.Women make too big a deal out of sexual harassment in the workplace.

 

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Evaluation

100-150

Excellent. You show great sensitivity and understanding of minority and gender equality issues. Spread your knowledge. You may volunteer in some campus organization to expose your views.

70-99

You may not be as sensitive to the issues facing minorities and women as you could be. Try some of the other exercises on this CD-ROM. Try to make a friend of someone of the opposite sex or a different race. Be aware of how you treat others.

30-69

You may want to rethink some of your views. Are these your views or are they the views of someone else, someone who has influenced you? In order to rethink some of your opinions, try to make a friend with someone of the opposite sex or a different race.

 

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Wahlstrom/Williams: Learning Success, Third Edition, Media Edition
Chapter 11. Diversity & Relationships
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