Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Feeling like an outsider is never an enjoyable experience. As humans‚ we have a natural desire to fit within the pack‚ to be a member of the group‚ to feel like we belong. However‚ that is sometimes not how things work. With an ever changing and growing population in the United States‚ we come into contact with people from different backgrounds‚ ethnicities‚ and cultures every day. Unfortunately‚ people that do not fit into the majority come face
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First Nation • A term used in place of “Indian band / nation” Pre-WW1 • Many Aboriginal peoples found themselves increasingly displaced as immigration increases in Canada • Illness and disease were becoming problems – Aboriginal populations were declining • Federal government’s policy of assimilation was being carried out through use of the residential school system‚ enforced farming‚ and reserve system o Residential schools had been set up under the 1876 InAct because the Act stated
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Prejudice and discrimination is still very evident today in Australian Society. ‘’In Australia‚ a society created on the basis of racial division and superiority‚ the ugly face of prejudice and discrimination is unsurprisingly‚ still very evident today.’’ (Kerry Deligiannis‚ 2011) In 2011‚ Kerry Deligiannis stated that prejudice and discrimination is still evident in Australian society. While Australia espouses the ideas of multiculturalism‚ in truth‚ racial division and superiority can be seen
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Does Canada still have the same connection with the Queen as we used to? The Queen is irrelevant today. Change like this is in the future. Nothing stays the same forever. However the role of the monarchy in Canadian history cannot be denied. The same could be said of the Nazis; or the Mohawks and Laura Secord. However the Monarchy offers dimension to our history. Canada continues to need as many historically based structures as possible to distinguish the country from its burgeoning‚ warmongering
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Stigma and discrimination Definitions Stereotypes A stereotype is a set of beliefs about the characteristics or attributes of a group of people‚ which can lead to stigma and discrimination. Stigma is the process of perceiving a characteristic of another‚ as deviant from the social expectations that are held by the majority. Stigma becomes discrimination when thoughts‚ beliefs or attitudes evolve into direct action. Discrimination is defined as any unfavourable treatment of an individual based
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Even though we live in a democracy‚ in the workplace you are not guaranteed democratic rights one hundred percent of the time. Rights such as freedom of speech and right to bear arms (because it goes against OSHA) are not guaranteed. You could say whatever you want‚ but the company could terminate your employment because of employment at will. You cannot be fired from retaliatory discharge‚ but it might be hard to prove that was the reason you were fired in the first place. You have to know and understand
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1. Common Law Common Law is used to interpret what the terms in the contract mean‚ especially when there is a dispute about the application of an Act or the contractual relationship in a case‚ which then may become part of a common law (Victoria Legal Aid 2009). Besides‚ common law divides work relationship into two basic categories when the employment contract exists – contracts for service if the worker is an independent contractor and contracts of service if the worker is an employee (WorkCover
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choosing their representative. In the recent Canadian Elections‚ Justin Trudeau focused on voter turnout so that all citizens can use their vote especially young generation. Funds offered to political parties during elections are quite surprising in Canada. For Campaign cost‚ funds are needed. Campaigning is the day prior to election to convince
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Arthur Manuel’s Unsettling Canada‚ A National Wake Up Call is absolutely inspiring and a must read for all Canadians as they go through the discoveries of colonization policies‚ legislations and unfair treatment of Indigenous land and peoples. This book completely resonated with me as I feel the necessity to settle Indigenous title and rights has been long overdue and the imperative requirement for all to live lightly on the land. Unsettling Canada has substantial value as a pertinent text worth
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land’ in Inuktitut‚ and it is a reflection of Canada‚ from its distinctive culture and way of life‚ to its vast and beautiful expansiveness. Its greatest assets are the welcoming communities that have banded together to conquer the simultaneously awe-inspiring and often harsh northern landscape. Nunavut is the youngest territory in Canada‚ becoming recognized through the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act in 1999‚ yet its history spans thousands of years and plays a unique and
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