Research by Bertrand and Mullainathan on bias in employment practices found that
a. applicants with the same credentials were called for interviews with the same frequency, regardless of whether or not their names sounded African American.
b. African American applicants with higher credentials were called for interviews at the same rates as whites with lesser credentials.
c. regardless of the level of credentials on their resumes, the resumes that appeared to be for white applicants generated more interviews than those perceived as African American.
d. African American sounding names generated interviews more often than white sounding names.
e. the type of name used on the resumes had no impact on the likelihood of being called for an interview.
Question 2
In assessing the importance of theories of urban growth
a. concentric zone theory helps us understand the important impact of major transportation routes.
b. multiple-nuclei theory helps us understand the importance of the processes of segregation, invasion, and succession in urban growth.
c. sector theory helps us understand the importance of the history and traditions of specific urban areas.
d. multiple-nuclei theory helps us understand the nature of the zone in transition.
e. no single ecological theory describes the growth pattern of all cities.
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