...A Diverse America This paper focuses on the question “How can people be made more accepting of diversity?” The paper is organized into five sections: What I Knew, What I Want to Know, Literature Review, My Search, and the Conclusion. The sections What I Knew and What I Want to Know provide background knowledge on why this topic is one of personal importance and why I fell others should see its importance as well. The two sections also address what subjects will be spoken of and researched in the paper. The Literature Review is divided into three sections: What is Diversity, How Does Diversity Affect Individuals, and How Can Acceptance of Diversity be Promoted. Each of these sections provides research on their respective questions, mostly focusing on religious and racial diversity. The My Search section contains information from a personal Interview with Dominik Unger, a previous political refugee. Finally, the conclusion contains personal...
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...Instructor: Bob Cromwell, MS BBA C: (740)258-0800 Office hours by appointment only. email: rcromwel@cotc.edu Required Materials: Textbook(s): Frank Schmalleger. (2014) Criminal justice: a brief introduction (10th edition). NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN: 978-0-13-300979-8 Packets: Not required Supplies: Any materials students may need to record information in face to face classroom setting AND access to internet for research projects. Additional Materials: None. Closed Reserve: None. ITS Resources: http://www.cotc.edu/faculty-and-staff/it-support/Pages/index.aspx Student Services: http://www.cotc.edu/student-life/Pages/default.aspx Library: http://www.cotc.edu/libraries/Pages/default.aspx College-Wide Policies: 1. Assessment -- As part of COTC’s campus-wide assessment initiatives (quality assurance program), samples of student performance such as test results, projects, papers, etc. may be used. The data gathered will not identify individual students and are not related to the student’s grade for the course, but will be used to improve student learning at COTC. 2. Disability -- Any student who has need for accommodations due to a disability must first register with the Office for Disability Services (ODS). Please call ODS at 740-366-9441 to discuss your needs and the procedures for getting accommodations. Students then must notify the instructor...
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...Running head: FINAL PAPER 1 Final Paper Jamie Erwin ETH/125 July 4, 2014 Helene Hutchins FINAL PAPER 2 What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? From all the information that I have learned about diversity in the United States I believe it has helped me better to understand and to relate to other people better then I have in past. The information has also cause me to be more open minded. I know that diversity is all around us and will always be, but if it wasn't for diversity we would all be the same. When we deal with diversity we can learn new ways to better ourselves. When I was younger I wanted everything to be easy. As I have aged I have started to look for ways to challenge myself to try and think better, and that is when I was able to recognize diversity and how it plays a large part in our lives. Yes, I have learned that over the centuries my cultural has been involved in some really terrible things. Have you learned something new about your own racial, ethnic, or cultural history? During one of the assignment I had the opportunity to not only research and find out about my own heritage, but I learned about some of the history of my ancestors. I knew what my heritage was prior to this I was unaware of all the different...
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...Professor Thomas A. Swinney Abstract The purpose of this paper is to show how important it is for companies to have great organizational leaders and what role they play in building and maintaining sustainability in order for the business to be competitive and successful globally. The research performed indicates what best practices and business strategies are needed to be effective when faced with challenges of diversity, ways to motivate and empower their employees for the business to be successful. Assignment 2: Leadership Assessment The writer of this paper will analyze the leadership style of their District Manager from a previous organization, Dollar General that made a negative impact on them. The writer of this paper will also analyze the organizational structure and culture of BI-LO Holdings to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped them to enhance their relationship skills in the workplace. Also the writer will evaluate the performance of the District Manager based on their ethical conduct and effective in determining how successful in motivating and empowering them to improve on their work performance. The writer will select three best practices that they think organizational leaders can use to motivate their employees as well as their potential benefits. The writer will also discuss some of the challenges leaders face when managing diversity and how diversity can help their business organization better compete in global...
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...Purpose To assess your ability to: define biodiversity explain how species diversity arises explain the patterns of biodiversity on Earth list several regions of high biodiversity (e.g., biodiversity hotspots) discuss how interactions among species affect their fates and that of communities discuss why the special properties of a community are important explain the relationship between species diversity and community stability discuss the role of disturbance in a community discuss how disturbance affects a community identify the major terrestrial biomes identify the environmental conditions that control the distribution of the major terrestrial biomes identify the activities that threaten global forests discuss activities that can be taken to preserve global forests discuss the impact of road construction on the Earth's forests discuss how vertical stratification differentiates life zones in oceans discuss why coral reefs, mangroves, estuaries, and wetlands are biologically important identify the locations of the world's most extensive grasslands discuss human-mediated activities that degrade the world's grasslands identify the original purposes of parks and nature preserves in North America identify the major benefits of biodiversity discuss the major human-caused threats to biodiversity discuss in what ways we humans can reduce the human-caused threats to biodiversity define wilderness discuss why wilderness areas are both important and controversial ...
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...Diversity and Prejudice in America Alycia Toth Eth/125 Professor Nowinski “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” Maya Angelou said these famous words and she could not have been more accurate. Discrimination and hate are not going away anytime soon but educating our youth on history, diversity, and prejudice could very well be the key to coming closer to the end. First I would like to discuss what I have learned from this class about diversity, discrimination, and prejudice. Honestly I had a general idea of what these three words meant but overall I was not entirely clear on their meaning let alone the severity of them in America. Like most people I was aware of the Civil Rights Movement and Act and knew that African American endured quite the challenge of gaining their rights and freedom but reading the text I was able to understand more of what happened and the challenges overcome. Also, from the text I was able to see that African Americans were not the only ones who faced prejudice and discrimination. So many people, me included, tend to not think about what woman, disabled people, and many other races have gone through to earn the same rights as everyone else. This class really opened my eyes and let me see how I was not seeing the “whole picture” and was not educating myself to help others. I am a Caucasian female and did not notice discrimination or hate around me due to the fact that I...
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...AU/ACSC/0607C/97-03 UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON ORGANIZATIONS A Research Paper Presented To The Research Department Air Command and Staff College In Partial Fulfillment of the Graduation Requirements of ACSC by Maj Molly K. Moon March 1997 Disclaimer The views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of the US government or the Department of Defense. ii Contents Page DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................ ii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.......................................................................................... iv PREFACE....................................................................................................................... v ABSTRACT................................................................................................................... vi INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 FROM GRUDGING ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO MANAGING DIVERSITY .............. 3 IMPACT OF DIVERSITY ON INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.................... 9 Diversity Climate Factors.......................................................................................... 12 Identity Structures................................................................................................ 12 Prejudice...
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...Diversity and Globalization in Wal-Mart Wal-Mart started in 1962 with one store in Arkansas. By 1970 Wal-Mart had 38 stores in a few states. The department store was and still is growing very fast. Wal-Mart employs a very diverse workforce with young people, students, varied ethnic groups, senior people, and both educated and uneducated men and women (Wal-Mart, 2009). In the 1960s Wal-Mart began with a simple discount store and over time evolved into supercenters, which have the original discount store but include a grocery section as well. The chain has grown considerably, from small town to Fortune 500, over many decades. Wal-Mart learned many lessons as they evolved such as how they can save money for the people and company regarding recycling and efficiency. Wal-Mart started off less environmentally conscious than they are today, paying significant attention to energy, fuel, recycling, resources which saves money and the environment. At Wal-Mart, management believes that business wins when everyone matters, and that the true strength of diversity is unleashed when each associate is encouraged to reach their full potential. Diversity then becomes the foundation for an inclusive, sustainable business that embraces and respects differences, develops our associates, serves our customers, partners with our communities, and builds upon an inclusive supplier base (Wal-Mart, 2009). Wal-Mart implements diversity as part of its business plan, ensuring we can continue to be a global...
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...boom is nothing that cannot be ignored and must be embraced by all especially within the teaching profession. As America makes strides toward a cultural melting pot, education is one factor that needs to develop along with it. Progress in education depends on the quality of teachers. With the constant changing demographics in the United States it has become important to realize that it was not the minorities who needed to adapt, but the teachers. Classrooms today are becoming increasingly diverse. This growing diversity has caused a myriad of challenges for the practicing teacher. This increased diversity has presented challenges for the practicing teacher, and while there has been an immense effort to provide these teachers with professional development to meet this challenge, many issues still exists. It became evident that preparing teachers for this change was of extreme importance. In turn, the awareness to prepare pre-service teachers for multicultural education has become a main focal point of this reform. Works Cited Ameny-Dixon, Gloria. "WHY MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IS MORE IMPORTANT IN HIGHER EDUCATION NOW THAN EVER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE." National Forum. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 July 2010. . Ball, Arnetha F.. Multicultural Strategies for Education And Social Change: Carriers of the Torch in the United States And South Africa (Multicultural Education (Paper)). New York: Teachers College Press, 2006....
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...SOC 322 Complete Class Discussions and Assignments Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/soc-322-complete-class/ Discussion Forum 1 Discussion Forum 1: What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion questions. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. 1. What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? 2. Describe how you have encountered the strange in the familiar in your own neighborhood or in some other place and what reference groups do people use in your neighborhood to define what is culturally and socially appropriate habitus? 3. In your neighborhood, are there ways that the people create social distance to separate themselves from others unlike them even to the point of being ethnocentric? CO1, CO7 Discussion Forum 2 Discussion Forum 2: Cultural Experiences In Discussion Forum 2, post your response to the following discussion question. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. Using a blend of your own experiences, supported by your understanding of the course readings and key terms integrate the following questions into your discussion board posting. It should be three strong paragraphs of 4 – 5 sentences in each paragraph. Then respond to at least two colleagues with an antithesis question on their posting. 4. Culture...
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...All of this led to the opening of European offices, first in Paris then London. In 1905 American Express brought their business to the United States. During the early 1900’s New York encountered a large amount of immigrants coming over from Europe. As they arrived at Ellis Island it had been discovered by the U.S. Immigration Department that the independent currency exchangers on site were robbing them. At that point a contract agreement was made for American Express to set up shop and become Ellis Island’s new currency exchange for the people. October 1, 1958 American Express created its first credit card, made on purple paper launched in the United States and Canada. It obviously had great success, accepted worldwide at about 30,000 institutions and carried by 500,000 customers. The following year Amex (American Express) graduated from paper to plastic to ensure durability. In the 1960’s they broaden their market beyond the United States and offered the credit card to other countries, as well as protection against fraud for cardholders. As an American Express cardholder myself, I have always found their customer service to be extraordinary. Regardless of whatever it is I need they’re always willing...
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...Diversity in the Workforce Raul Rios Jr. Columbia College Thesis Statement What are the different aspects of diversity within the US workforce and how might it be effectively managed? What positive and negative factors are derived from diversity training? This research paper aims at answering this particular question. In order to do this, the paper will look at the challenges of diversity in the workplace from many different angles. Abstract This paper first explains what diversity really is and the impact it has on today’s workforce. It also explores why diversity needs to be managed in workplaces in the United States. It then discusses the positive and negative impacts of managing diversity (mainly diversity training). This paper identifies some of the major challenges associated with managing diversity. This research paper concluded with some recommendations on how to manage diversity within a workplace. Diversity in the Workforce Changes in the US Workforce Make Diversity an Organizational and Managerial Issue The United States has historically been a land of the immigrants; it continues to be the same today. People from al around the world come to settle in the US. United States has people from ever ethnic backgrounds, whether those people are in the majority or minority. The diversity of America does not only encompass different races of people, but many other aspects which differentiate people from each other. Diversity can refer to people who practice...
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...U.S. population diversity. Workplace issues related to employee diversity in terms of gender, race or ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and cultural background are emphasized. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Harvey, C. P., & Allard, M. J. (2009). Understanding and managing diversity (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Schaefer, R. T. (2011). Racial and ethnic groups (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Workplace Diversity | | |Details |Due |Points | |Objectives |Recognize the dimensions of diversity. ...
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...Perspective on Discrimination in the Workplace Abstract This paper explores published articles that report on results from research conducted through the internet and non-internet resources on why do we as a society still need Affirmative Action and why isn't Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) sufficient to prevent workplace discrimination? The articles will take a look at affirmative action in admissions to public colleges, and the workforce, as well as why even with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws that protect people against sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of age, disability, race, sex, marital status, pregnancy, breastfeeding, family responsibilities, sexual preference, medical record, criminal record, trade union activity, political opinion, social origin, religion, and nationality or ethnic origin, workplace discrimination still occurs in today's society. This paper will also look into potential pros and cons of diversity management. Keywords: equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, discrimination, diversity In order to see why we still need Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity in our society today, I believe we need to look back at why we needed them in the first place. The term "affirmative action" was first introduced by President Kennedy in 1961 as a means to addressing discrimination that had persisted despite civil rights laws and constitutional guarantees (Brunner & Rowen, 2007). It was designed...
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...Riordan Benchmarking Research University of Phoenix MMPBL 560 Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment November 9, 2009 Managing across cultures is no easy task for any organization regardless of its economies of scale or long standing reputation in the market; the challenges are many, including coping with the flux of change, managing diverse groups of employees, communicating, and negotiating agreements with host countries. This paper illustrates how Johnson and Johnson, Allstate, Starbucks, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Shell, Whataburger, and Sony USA address their cultural diversity. Thus, the authors of this paper analyze, evaluate, and assess the various successful best practices of these organizations to help Riordan Manufacturing’s situation. Riordan Manufacturing’s decision to open a new production facility in China has created some challenges involving the scarcity of Chinese skilled employees. Whereas leadership attempts alternative solutions to synergize the company’s strategies to address the situation, Riordan recognizes that the integration of a diverse workforce has the potential to alter the company’s performance (University of Phoenix, 2009). Accordingly, in analyzing cultural synergy strategies to help mitigate undesirable outcomes takes extra consideration, yet it is a necessary task (Hodgetts, Luthans, Doh, 2005). When reviewing Johnson and Johnson, it is evident that the company struggled with managing diversity and cultural differences...
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