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TABLE 12.10
Instructions: Answer each question on the basis of what you have observed and Workplace
experienced in your workgroup.
diversity
Inclusion Agree Disagree questionnaire
1. If someone who is not included in the mainstream
tries to get information or makes a request, others
stall or avoid helping them out in subtle ways. 5 4 3 2 1
2. It seems that the real reason people are denied
promotions or raises is that they are seen as not
fitting in. 5 4 3 2 1
3. I have to prove myself more and work a lot
harder to get into that next position because
of my gender or ethnic background. 5 4 3 2 1
4. It’s hard to get ahead here unless you are part
of the old boys’ network. 5 4 3 2 1
Ideation
5. When people from different backgrounds work
together in groups, some people feel slighted
because their ideas are not acknowledged. 5 4 3 2 1
6. People are reluctant to get involved in a project
that requires them to balance ideas from different
gender and racial points of view. 5 4 3 2 1
7. Individuals with different backgrounds have a
difficult time getting their ideas across. 5 4 3 2 1
8. Individuals in our group have a difficult time really
listening with an open mind to the ideas
presented by those of another culture or gender. 5 4 3 2 1

Understanding
9. When people who are culturally different or of
different genders work together in our group,
there is always some amount of
miscommunication. 5 4 3 2 1
10. Women and people of color are interpreted
differently than white males, even when they say
the same thing. 5 4 3 2 1
1 1. Whenever I’ve confronted someone for giving me
a hard time because of my race or gender, they
have denied the problem. 5 4 3 2 1
Treatment
12. Some people in our group are “talked down to”
because they are different. 5 4 3 2 1

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