“White privilege”. A controversial topic but no less of a social issue. Eric Liu had achieved the status of “honorary white”. With this “high” ranking come certain rights‚ privileges that make life in the Western world somewhat “simple.” Liu provided examples of what comes with these privileges. “I have never once been the victim of blatant discrimination‚ I have been in the inner sanctums of political power.” and “I expect my voice to be heard.” White privilege is being treated with more respect
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How to Diversity Effects on Organizations Organizations are dynamic eco-systems of people collaborating and communicating within and across complex systems of relationships and subcultures. These rich eco-systems are full of differences - different personal values‚ experiences‚ perspectives‚ beliefs‚ professional‚ national cultures and emotional states. Diversity consists of visible and non-visible factors‚ which include personal characteristics such as sex‚ race‚ age‚ background‚ culture‚ disability
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{text:bookmark-start} Addressing Challenges in Groups and Teams {text:bookmark-end} Training programs are a part of organizations around the world. When faced with implementing a new program‚ training new employees and teams‚ the best approach is to develop a training program. Training programs are based on a set of information for development of skills‚ understanding of structure and policies that can be easily communicated. In order for teams to effectively collaborate‚ the must communicate
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Community mental health is a vast concept with various initiatives and programmes under its umbrella. The area chosen for the purpose of the assignment is to address community mental health initiative addressing psychosocial needs of the people who have experienced massive forced displacement and/or identify as refugees. People migrate due to economic crisis‚ natural disasters‚ construction of dams and various others reasons that lead them into search for other opportunities‚ away from conflict and
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The scientific basis of climate change According 2013 IPCC Status Report on Climate Change‚ climate change is occurring due to global warming. Observational evidence is coming back from all continents and most oceans‚ And it shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes particularly temperature increases. There is much scientific data backing the (intergovernmental panel on climate change) with conclusions and facts‚ based on changes in weather patterns
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– Written Assessment 1. Perform a review of diversity and how this currently stands within your workplace. Your review should include: • Identifying diversity and how this can be improved for your workplace‚ industry sector and community (4 marks) In my workplace‚ I could identify the diversity between age and gender. The most of employees are mature and has been in the organization for long years‚ and most of them are male. These diversities could be improved given opportunities to trainees
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In our society‚ we tend to discriminate people for their height‚ skin colour‚ gender and etc. We inadvertently sort people based on their physical appearance that they possess. One of this is age. The term ageism was first introduced by Robert N. Butler back in 1969. According to the textbook‚ ageism is the prejudice and discrimination on the basis of age such as their physical appearance‚ disrespect and abuse. Ageism is a serious issue that older people face around the world. Most of them face things
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Fairness in the workplace American society is slowly‚ but surely‚ moving towards equality in the workplace. In the past decade laws have been passed that prohibit discrimination in hiring‚ retaining and promoting employees based on race‚ gender‚ disability and religious beliefs. Although not all groups have been included yet‚ the movement towards a more just workplace is evident. Nowadays‚ almost every single employer will have the sign "Equal Opportunity Employer" under the name of the
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Evidence of cannibalism in Europe’s early Neolithic period. Hypothesis- Ritual cannibalism whether for religious purpose or war‚ is suggested from the 2009 study that the humans at the site of Herxheim were butchered and eaten. Our knowledge of ancient rituals and customs will be greatly enhanced. Presenting a unique look into the ritualistic burial ceremonies of the ancient Europeans. The exact origin of cannibalism is a mystery and will most likely remain so. Some anthropologists believe
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Symbolization Found in The Pearl “This pearl has become my soul... If I give it up‚ I shall lose my soul” (Steinbeck chapter 5). The book The Pearl was written by John Steinbeck in 1947. The setting of the book takes place in a small town in Mexico somewhere during the late 1800’s. The main characters are Kino‚ a lowly pearl hunter‚ Juana his faithful‚ thoughtful wife and Coyotito‚ the family’s infant child. Both the pearl and the canoe symbolize the corrupting power of something seemingly so
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