...Race and religion Anthony James Wolf ETH/125 July 20 2014 Erica Willis Race and Religion Race and religion are two of the biggest topics and reasons for discrimination today. This is because people do not understand others beliefs and ways and instead of learning more about a person or group of people they make jokes about them or choose to hate those people. It is important to learn about different cultures so we have a better understanding of that culture. I chose to look at the religion of Hinduism because I have no first-hand knowledge of this religion and I wanted to learn something about the religion. Hinduism can be traced back as far as 1500 (bc). (The Columbia encyclopedia, 2013). Hinduism also has nine beliefs. Reverence for revealed scriptures, all pervasive divinity, three worlds and cycles of creation, the law of karma and dharma, reincarnation and liberation, temples and the inner worlds, yoga guide by a satguru, compassion and non-injury and genuine respect for other faiths. (Hinduism today, 2009). The one thing that differs from most religious groups is the belief in reincarnation, Christianity, for example believes that you only have one life and when that life is over, you go either to heaven or to hell. The one thing that Hinduism has brought to America is yoga, as it I has become very popular over the last few years. One example of where Hindus have been discriminated against is in Malaysia. According to the pioneer (2010), Hindus in this country...
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...Ageism in Corporate America Term Paper October 11, 2011 Ageism in Corporate America 1 Ageism is discrimination against any person based on their age; specifically against the elderly. I would like to focus on ageism in corporate America and the effects on Baby Boomers , Generation x, and Generation y. Today ageism is alive and well in corporate America. It seems the older workers or the baby boomers are effected the most. At the other end of the spectrum you have Generation y fresh out of college with no experience effected by the economy. The whole spectrum of ages are greatly effected in todays economy. We are seeing more and more of generation mixing in corporate america. You have the Baby Boomers who have been with a company for twenty plus years who still writes hand written letters sitting next to Generation y ,who are extremly tech savvy and fresh to the company. Then you have Generation x (ages 29- 42) who is familiar with communications, media and digital technologies and are also feeling the affects of ageism in corporate America. ...
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...Discrimination in the U.S. workforce Anyaoha Chidebe Chioma canyaoha0874@student.bristoluniversity.edu Bristol University Course No: BUS 401 – Business Ethics April 28, 2016 INTRODUCTION This study examines age discrimination in employment and the legal and practical challenges that managers confront in seeking to establish and maintain a legal and ethical workplace. This article first provides a general introduction to Civil Rights laws in the United States; and then furnishes a detailed legal analysis of age discrimination laws in the United States. Data dealing with the aging of the workforce, the unemployment rates of older workers, as well as the number of age discrimination lawsuits in the United States is furnished. Persistent racial inequality in employment, housing, and other social domains has renewed interest in the possible role of discrimination. Contemporary forms of discrimination, however, are often subtle and covert, posing problems for social scientific conceptualization and measurement. WHAT IS DISCRIMINATION? Discrimination is treating, or proposing to treat, someone unfavorably because of a personal characteristic protected by law. According to its most simple definition, racial discrimination refers to unequal treatment of persons or groups on the basis of their race or ethnicity. In defining racial discrimination, many scholars and legal advocates distinguish between differential treatment and...
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...Slavery was abolished in America 150 years ago, however, the color line it created is still very much alive. From the overtly racist Jim Crow laws to the discriminatory covert practices within the housing industry of today, there is a clear division of white versus black, superior versus inferior, that divides the nation. In her article “The Case for Reparations,” Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for why African Americans should be paid back for all of the injustices they had to, and continue to, endure. Granting reparations would be more than just handing out money to blacks to make up for the astronomical wealth gap certain discriminatory actions and policies have created, though. Coates said that making “reparations to those on whose labor...
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...and activities helped shape the modern day America. Indigenous Americans Sioux enjoyed an attractive traditional background before the institution of a modern American society. The only aspect they had to deal with, then, was the moderation of their culture by the American Government. Moderation of culture plays a part in degradation of spiritual and cultural beliefs. (John, Macionis & Vincent, Parillo, 109). Moderation was effected by stripping them off their indigenous land and placing them in reservations. This marked the beginning of a long term cultural warfare alluded to by George and James that latter led to labor differences between the rich and the poor in modern day America, (George, and James, 1) “Thunderheart” movie tactfully captures real activities that took place in the reservations that led to the shaping of modern day American Culture. This paper seeks to scrutinize a number of planning issues that have helped shape the modern day America. These planning issues include: cultural discrimination, assimilation, corruption and lawlessness. This paper puts into perspective the lives of Indigenous Americans as presented in thunderheart and in harmony with literal documents. This is done to give explanation to the shaping of a modern America. The paper also explores cultural changes between the 20th and 21st Century as presented by Michael Apted The film features themes such as corruption, cultural discrimination, politics and power as well as...
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...Joseane Carlos ENC 1101 Out-of-Class Essay Date: 20, November 2015 Is Gender Discrimination Still a Problem in a Modern America? In the past century many changes have taken place in America because women had to fight hard to conquer the liberty that they have nowadays. It was a long and difficult struggle; women had to work hard to overcome many obstacles, to gain the right to work, have political participation, serve in the military, study, and accomplish many other goals that before were absolutely impossible. Looking back at history, there have been many issues about gender discrimination in America, and this has led many men and women to believe that discrimination against women is still a problem; however, women in America are free to accomplish everything they desire, and today women and men have the same privileges; they just do not choose to accomplish the same occupations. Most times, men and women have different considerations about their futures which leads them to build different career paths, and to be unequal at particular points; moreover, the manner that women and men are usually raised, their education, and their career choices, could make an enormous difference in their future; therefore, what occurs in a modern America is not discrimination. The choices that women and men make throughout their lives make them different from each other. Women have made enormous progress throughout the years; they have conquered many obstacles; however, many people...
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...Catholics/Christians and Muslims. In the 1500’s the Roman Catholic Church did not tolerate any deviance from its teachings because they did not want to show a sign of weakness. The Roman Catholic religion has contributed a lot to the American culture. About 24 percent of Americans identify themselves as Catholic, making Catholicism the largest Christian denomination in America. One of the biggest religions we have here in our Country. Catholics faced a lot of discrimination and prejudice when they were first being introduced into the United States. Some states even tried to banning Catholicism. Even though the first amendment of the constitution granted freedom of religion a lot of Americans did not accept Catholic newcomers. From my research I have learned a lot about the catholic religion. It helped me to get to understand it a little more in the sense of now I know that they are part of the Christian religion. I also did not know all the hardships that the Catholics had to go through when they were bringing the religion to the US. It also made me realize that every new religion that people bring into the country will see discrimination. I think that it is because it is new to people and people are afraid of change and new things. The ethnic/racial group I am writing about is African...
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...because we are all living breathing human beings. Diversity is what sets us apart from each other. The differences are what set us apart and make us unique. The problems we have with being different are that not all people accept it. This is where prejudice, hatred, and discrimination begin to affect people of different cultures and ethnicities. One group of people avoiding another group of people just because they look different or speak different is one of many reasons of discrimination. We live in a society where not everyone believes we are created equal and deserve equal rights. That bigger is always better and money is power. My grandpa used to always tell me there were two classes of people. One class were the (haves) and the other class were the (have nots). The class of (haves) has everything they need or ever wanted. The (have nots) have very little and struggle just to survive. Today that seems true by looking at what is happening in the world around us. There is a growing separation between the rich and poor. The numbers of people that live in poverty seem to be growing around the world. There are wars, global warming, and natural disasters happening in different parts of the world. We seem to be living in a fast changing world out of control. Our past has seen many horrible travesties against people. Some have struggled to have just basic rights that are given to everyone. Racism, hatred and discrimination are some reasons people in the past cannot get these basic...
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...Discrimination against women First and for most let’s look into the meaning of the word discrimination. “Discrimination is define as a positive or negative attitude toward an individual based on his/her religious, race or other groups”(Webster new Word Dictionary). Despite numerous laws implemented to help stop discrimination in society, discrimination still exists among society today. People will denied this allegation, however if discrimination did not exists, why are there laws set in place to prevent it from happening? The problem with discrimination is that it is not just limited to races or ethnic groups; it also exists among gender preference, and economic equality. People are constantly generating questions around the topic of discrimination, but the truth of the matter is that discrimination will never be abolished, it is here to stay. The reason being is that discrimination is based on the opinion, and beliefs of each individual. Everyone has created in their own mind what they belief should be the accepted norm, therefore anything outside of that becomes a target for discrimination. The discrimination topic I choose today is women discrimination. Discrimination can begin at any stage of a women life. It has been noted that in some countries like China, people use diagnostic ultrasound to find the sex of the baby. If they are pregnant with a girl they will terminate the pregnancy or give her up for adoption at the time of birth. Some countries believe that...
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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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...Decline of Democracy in America The founding fathers didn’t create a democracy because they thought it would work perfectly. They didn’t give people the right to vote so that everyone would find true happiness. They knew better than to create a utopia where everyone had their own white picket fence, went to church on Sunday and lead lives as model citizens. They understood that toes would get stepped on, feelings would get hurt and sacrifices would happen. The founding fathers didn’t start a revolution to make people happy, they started a revolution because they believed in the idea that everyone had the right to equality. They founded America on the belief that hard work will lead to prosperity in the land of opportunity. All the ideas we associate with America: capitalism, the free market, education, elections, these all came about because people wanted to have power over where their life took them. Being able to make decisions in your own interest: the founding fathers based America on that principal, and they structured the government so it would protect those interests. Today, this is not the case. Although it may appear that America has come a long way since the civil and women’s rights movement, increasing inequality and discrimination in the 21st century has created a democracy that no longer represents the interests of its constituents but its ruling elite. Despite people’s preconceptions that our society represents...
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...One of these laws is the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and this law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Although these laws are enacted, many places of employment do not implement these laws. Because of this, gender equality in the workforce has been very delayed, and women are still struggling for equality. The feminist movement has been ongoing for several decades, and although the movement has made tremendous strides towards total gender equality in the workplace, there are some barriers that will never be overcome such as salary differences, gender stereotypes, and anatomical differences. What is Discrimination, and how does it affect women in the workplace? The legislation defines discrimination as treating one person in a less favorable way than another person (“overview…”). In the workplace discrimination is evident in all areas of work. Discrimination can range from unequal pay to sexual harassment. More specifically discrimination can be based off of 9 grounds: gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, and membership of the traveler community (“overview…”). Women in particular often experience this discrimination when trying to obtain a job. Many employers look over women and instead hire men. According to Branigan, discrimination does not end after a woman enters the workplace ( Branigan 14). Women workers may experience discrimination from certain job positions, sexual harassment...
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...and Hispanic/Latino for this paper. I will explore these two groups in their differences and contributions and role in America. I will also explore by their comparison what conclusions might be drawn about prejudice and discrimination. Judaism differs from other religious groups in that Judaism (strictly speaking) is a way of life and has a ritualism to it. Strict Judaism has dietary rules and other laws. Judaism dates back thousands of years, to the time before Jesus, which is where many other religions today are different, as they recognize Jesus as the Savior sent by God, and Judaism sees Jesus as a prophet or respected leader. Judaism believes in one God, which differs from some other religious groups in the list provided. For those who do not share in the beliefs and practices of Judaism, persons of Judaism are generally treated well in America today. There may be some stereotyping or disregard for the rituals or practices of Judaism but they are generally not from hate, but rather lack of knowledge. However, in history, there are periods of horrific experiences of persons who do not share Judaism commonly torturing those who are of Judaism. Judaism has contributed to American Culture in attempting to keep the Sabbath holy and providing religious cultural centers in major cities like New York and Los Angeles. One specific example of discrimination and prejudice that Judaism has faced is the Holocaust where Adolf Hitler gathered troops to exterminate the Jewish Race...
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...of the Native Americans. There are 562 federally recognized tribes in America. There are more tribes but they are either only State recognized or not recognized by the government at all. The largest tribe would be the Navajo, Cherokee and the Sioux. More than 3 million people in the United States are Native people. The term “Native American” refers to the people who are ingenious to North America, and individuals who lived in North America long before European explorers invaded the territory. In the world of the Natives Americans today, they still live on reservations. They look to the federal government to protect them and their homesteads. Land was often removed from tribal status without any compensation and opened to settlers and gold prospectors. Although they are not hunting the buffalo any longer, they have the option to hunt other live game. In 1989, the median income of the Native American household was $19,000. Average income varies by tribe and can range from $29,211 in the Osage Tribe to a mere $11,402 in the Tohono O’Odham tribe. Native American households today only average less than $5000 annually, while only 6% of the overall United States population has an annual income of less than $5,000. How do racial groups interact in Contempary America? And are they positive or negative? It depends on who you are, and what kinds of community you live in and in what part of the United States you live in. I feel that I am in the best place...
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...prejudiced as we once were. A lot of the people here in america today weren't originally from here. Their ancestors, even themselves came here or were brought here. That caused a lot of wars, fights, killings, and discrimination towards many. For example, starting in the sixteenth century millions of african americans were unwillingly brought to the North and South American continents to be sold and bought as slaves (Appelbaum, Carr, Duneier & Giddens, 2014). Then finally In the nineteenth century far less blacks were being brought here, then there was a law made saying that no one can be bought or sold as a slave. Although we don't enslave anyone anymore there is still discrimination towards them. That also happened to many other racial groups. Today there is still inequality, but we as a country have gotten better. In the past 10 years almost 40% of the United States population has changed from white, to many other races and cultures in the world. There are now many Hispanics, Latino, Black, Asian, and American Indians found in america. Those races are doing very well in America, asians have the highest college graduation percentage in america. Now over 84% of african americans graduate high school. I think a lot of the discrimination in American happens because of our past mistakes, wars, and conflicts with other races that has stuck with us all these years into today. That needs to change, we are still all the same no matter what the color of our skin is. Resources Giddens...
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