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Quick Discrimination Index

Answer the following 30 question to find out how you score on the Quick Discrimination Index (QDI). The QDI was developed by Joseph Ponterotto, PhD, Jodi Potere, and Scott Johansen, PhD, of Fordam University and is Copyrighted© by Joseph G. Ponterotto, PhD.

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. *This question is required.

2. It is as easy for women to succeed in business as it is for men. *This question is required.

3. I really think affirmative action programs on college campuses constitute reverse discrimination. *This question is required.

4. I feel I could develop an intimate relationship with someone from a different race. *This question is required.

5. All Americans should learn to speak two languages. *This question is required.

6. I look forward to the day when a woman is President of the United States. *This question is required.

7. Generally speaking, men work harder than women. *This question is required.

8. My friendship network is very racially mixed. *This question is required.

9. I am against affirmative action programs in business. *This question is required.

10. Generally, men seem less concerned with building relationships than do women. *This question is required.

11. I would feel O.K. about my son or daughter dating someone from a different race. *This question is required.

12. I was very happy when an African American person (Barack Obama) was elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008. *This question is required.

13. In the past few years there has been too much attention directed toward multicultural issues in education. *This question is required.

14. I think feminist perspectives should be an integral part of the higher education curriculum. *This question is required.

15. Most of my close friends are from my own racial group. *This question is required.

16. I feel somewhat more secure that a man rather than a woman, is currently President of the United States. *This question is required.

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

18. In the past few years there has been too much attention directed towards multicultural issues in business. *This question is required.

19. Overall, I think racial minorities in America complain too much about racial discrimination. *This question is required.

20. I feel (or would feel) very comfortable having a woman as my primary physician. *This question is required.

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. *This question is required.

22. I think white people's racism toward racial minority groups still constitutes a major problem in America. *This question is required.

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

24. If I were to adopt a child, I would be happy to adopt a child of any race. *This question is required.

25. I think there is as much female physical violence towards men as there is male physical violence toward women. *This question is required.

26. I think the school system, from elementary school through college, should promote values representative of diverse cultures. *This question is required.

27. I believe that reading the autobiography of Malcolm X would be of value. *This question is required.

28. I would enjoy living in a neighborhood consisting of a racially diverse population (e.g., Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Whites). *This question is required.

29. I think it is better if people marry within their own race. *This question is required.

30. Women make too big of a deal out of sexual harassment issues in the workplace. *This question is required.