Write a 100- to 200-word response to each of the following questions. Provide citations for all the sources you use. What is discrimination? How is discrimination different from prejudice and stereotyping? Discrimination is the act of using your prejudices‚ to treat others unequally because of different categories of categories they belong to such as‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ or gender. Everyone has natural tendency to be bias by stereotyping and prejudice; however when one acts upon these or promote
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1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is the state of fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness. It is the differences in backgrounds and traits. It’s the variation from person to person in regards to their age‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ physical capabilities‚ religious beliefs and more recently sexual orientation. Diversity is valued because as a society we’re in search of enrichment‚ experiences‚ and acceptance. How many times have you applied for employment and on the application
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Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Kay Wehner HSM/230 July 13‚ 2014 Kimberly Cowburn Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Who are we? As the director of MWDDD (Mid-West Division of the Developmentally Disabled)‚ a mental health service that is focused on the developmentally disabled‚ the main strategy as the director of this organization is to design‚ implement‚ and improve the quality and outcomes for the mental health and the social services within the organization. First it is important
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Diversity level 1. Everybody brings differences to an organization where they work. These differences can create energy and excitement in the workplace‚ but they can also cause conflict. So it is important that we have an understanding of how diversity works in organizations. 2. When we look at the workplace we can recognize two levels of diversity. Surface-level diversity represents the characteristics that are easily observed such as race‚ gender‚ age etc. Deep-level diversity represents
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Race Jim‚ it was great to hear from you after so many years of us not getting in touch with each other. You mentioned in your last letter that you were writing a research paper on the African American history in the United States‚ and you were hoping I could share some of my experiences and knowledge of my race for your paper. I would love to offer my insight to you for your research. You may be surprised to find out that the first Africans came to North America a full year before the Mayflower
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Diversity in Organizations BUS 610: Organizational Behavior May 24‚ 2011 Diversity is the state of being different or having variety. Diversity is more than having individuals who represent different ethical backgrounds. Diversity is also comprised of having a variety of individuals who represent differences in ages‚ race‚ physical abilities and even gender. Being diverse is an essential part of operating a business. Employers have the ability to solicit creative ideas and implement them into
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Organizations Diversity Initiatives: Starbucks has been able to support diversity within their workforce by improving satisfaction of employees that has resulted in an increase in productivity and retention of employees. Starbucks has also included diversity and inclusion into the core of their leadership competencies. By educating their employees Starbucks seeks out partners who are also known as employees to engage in their diversity community they serve. They have created a working environment
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Diversity Organization It is visible to see that women have come a long way in our nation to now from the beginning of our construction. It was not easy‚ and many issues are still not completely solved‚ because of stereotypes and discrimination against women. Stereotypes such as “women are bad drivers” and “women should not be paid as much as men”. However‚ there are many organizations that have been founded and used to help in fighting against such discrimination‚ and help in supporting women
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Chapter 2 Diversity in organizations Diversity 1. Surface level diversity :- differences in easily perceived characters ethics‚ such as gender‚ race‚ age‚ ethnicity or disability‚ that do not necessarily reflect the way people think or feel but that may activate certain stereotypes. 2. Deep level diversity :- diff. in values‚ personality‚ and work preferences that become progressively more imp for determining similarity as people get to know one another better . For example – To understand the
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Ryan Matzek Cultural Diversity Professor Tiffany Purifoy 06/30/2013 Aging and Disability Three issues with faced by the aging population would include being discriminated against (also known as ageism)‚ Retirement or no way to find work due to ageism‚ and social isolation. Ageism refers to how the elderly are discriminated against in many areas of their life. Ageism has a very big influence on the presence of diversity in a society because the elderly are the ones suffering from it
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