...Paper Draft 1 Racial Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Aspect Racial discrimination poses a large problem in the American workplace. While it isn’t seen as much as it was in the 1960’s it is just as prevalent today. Discrimination can happen at any stage of employment whether it be hiring, promotion, assignments, or termination. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The law states that is unlawful employment practice to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Despite these restrictions on employer discretion, discrimination consistently keeps happening because of the enduring rule of employment at will. This rule is contradictory because it gives employers the chance to terminate employees without just cause. Employment at will undermines the effectiveness of employment discrimination law in bringing race equality to the workplace. Ever since Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the tension between employment discrimination law and employment at will has been noticed. The main goal of Title VII, the first employment discrimination regulations, was to protect against race-based disadvantages, particularly the disadvantages faced by African Americans due to racism at the time. It also prohibited other discrimination including gender, national origin and religion, but most specifically Title VII was a civil rights movement that was growing and took aim to undo racial segregation and...
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...more evidential in portraying the subject domination by the higher ranked personnel’s or individuals to those who were not capable of much production or those who were in the lower categories. This sums up the element of eco-feminist which analysis on feminism associated with environmentalism. In “The Loons” parallelism, exist in nature forces and the human life; through social and political movements we can expound the novel theme as cognation characteristic of inequality in the society. She states in the story that she “I had just realized that the Tommerre family, whom I had always heard called half-breeds’, were actually Indians, or as near as made no difference”. These portrayed the presence of discrimination around where they stayed. There was rapid racial discrimination, which the other clearly portrays in the short story. She insisted that equal education and...
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...Home Depot’s Bumpy Road to Equality 1. If Home Depot was correct in that it was not discriminating, but simply filling positions consistent with those who applied for them (and very few women were applying for customer service positions), given your reading of this chapter, was the firm guilty of discrimination? If so, under what theory? Yes, Home Depot was accountable of discrimination towards women due to their standards of hiring by reinforcing gender stereotyping; causing them to be guilty of disparate treatment. The disparate treatment in this case was due to women being treated differently in comparison to their male co-workers in regards to promotions, pay, and hiring. Female applicants who felt discriminated were mainly those who applied for jobs within Home Depots West Coast Division. They felt they were being overlooked during hiring and bypassed in connection with promotions, salary, and job assignments opportunities within the workplace. Home Depot, however, felt they did nothing wrong and stated the unfairness of what they were being accused of was due to most female job applicants having experience as cashiers, so they were placed in similar positions, such as, cashier positions, clerical duties, customer service, and so forth. In addition, their explanation for the high turnaround in percentage of male employees within the home repair, plumbing, carpentry departments, etc… were due to male applicants expressing interest in those type of skilled employment...
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...Mice and Men controlled assement Steinbeck employs the stratergies such as light and shade, lack of a name and discrimination this is to show that the characters of curlys wife and crooks as an outsider.This creates many paralles between Crook and Curlys wife and also this shows them as vulnerable as they are weak in their own ways and they can not defend themselves. Steinbeck uses the technique of light and shade to portray Curlys wife as an obsticals and a source of lost hope from Curlys.For example when Curlys Wife stands infront of the doorway blocking the light from the bunkhouse,this shows that Curlys wife is dangerous and when slim stands in the doorway Steinbeck does not mention the light.The author represents Curlys wife as somebody who catches the darkness over others.This is shown through the language that the characters use to call her for example "slut,slag,tart",Curlys wife taunts and provokes the ranch and others into talking with her, an action that causes Curley to beat them up. George sees her as a "tart," but Lennie is fascinated by her soft hair and looks. She is unsympathetically portrayed as a female tease until the final scene, . Curlys wife married too early to a husband who neglects her. Another technique used is a lack of name. Steinbeck does not give her a name because he wants to reflect her complete lack of individual indentity in Curley's eyes, and therefore in the eyes of others.Curley's wife is unnamed for several reasons. She is...
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...Read Chapter 3 and Complete the following Vocabulary words pg.94: Glass ceiling- The invisible, artificial, and attitudinal barriers that conspire limits the access of women and persons of color to higher-level positions. Discrimination-The limitation or denial of employment opportunity based on or related to the protected class characteristics of persons. Adverse employment Action-Harassment that does not directly alter a person's employment status, but makes it more difficult to perform well and stay on the job. Protected class-The characteristics of people, such as race, sex, and age, which are considered impermissible grounds for making employment decisions. disparate treatment-The unequal treatment based on one or more protected class characteristics that results in the limitation or denial of employment opportunity. adverse impact-The disproportionate limitation or denial of employment opportunity for some protected class group that results from the use of a "neutral" requirement or practice that cannot be adequately justified. retaliation-One major type of discrimination that occurs when an employee who asserts to a materially adverse action for doing so. bona fide occupational qualification- Is referred to a BFOQ, these are occupational requirements. ALSO Complete the following Chapter Questions pg. 95-97 #1,2,3,4,7,8 1. In the Patterson v. Johnson case, the senior executive gave valid proof that the supervisor was in fact discriminating against the senior...
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...Petty v. Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County Strayer University Professor Jama Rand, PhD, SP HRM510 Business Employment Law August 7, 2011 What was the legal issue in this case? In Petty v. Metropolitan Gov’t of Nashville & Davidson County, the legal issue was about whether the employee had been truthful about the reasons for his discharge from service. Another issue in the case was in regards to the postponement in re-employing a returning Army reservist, which violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), although the delay was based on the employee’s alleged dishonesty (Walsh, 2010). The US government has taken numerous steps to ensure that the employers to not discriminate when hiring, promoting or firing employees. According to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) employers cannot discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Metro re-hired Petty but did not return him to his previous position of patrol sergeant or a substantially similar position. Petty was relegated to answering phone calls and occasionally taking police reports (Walsh, 2010). Metro’s Office of Professional Accountability conducted an investigation into whether Petty lied on his return-to-work paperwork by admitting that he faced military charges in Kuwait, but did not disclose that he was accused of giving alcohol to an enlisted soldier and of manufacturing alcohol...
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...There are many psychological terms that can explain different influences for behavior. For instance, deindividuation in a group setting can influence behavior. Joining a cult or a gang can change one’s behavior entirely, taking away their entire sense of individual identity and get lost within the group. Social loafing within a group can be problematic and negatively influence a person’s behavior. If a group of students are working together on a project, the students will put less effort in individually to reach the collective goal because they know that that they can shrug off some of the responsibilities because others will pick up the slack. The door-in-the-face phenomenon is a common tactic for someone to use to get something that they would want. This phenomenon enables even the most honest person to deceive someone into giving in to their wishes or demands. If I wanted money from my mom to go to the mall and I was using the door-in-the-face phenomenon I would first ask her for $100, knowing she would say no. Then I would make a second request, only for $25, knowing that she would find the second request more reasonable, and more likely give in to my request, and I would get the money for the mall. Social facilitation can either have a positive or negative effect on behavior. If Genna is the top swimmer on the swim team, she is more likely to swim even better when she has an audience. But on the other hand, Genna is not a strong volleyball player, and she only plays...
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...her great-grandmother as a hardworking, caring, loving, and a beautiful woman who never discriminated against people based on their skin color, job or gender. Silko says that her great-grandmother, Grandma A’mooh wrote and spoke English beautifully, showing that her great-grandmother was a learned and educated woman. Grandma A’mooh never discriminated against anybody, and she loved all people despite race. “I remember this word because her love and her acceptance of me as a small child were so important” (Silko 75). Silko remembers the word Grandma A’mooh, which her great-grandmother used when she wanted to refer to her as “granddaughter”. This shows that Grandma A’mooh accepted her and treated her like her own granddaughter despite the racial differences. The great grandmother is depicted as a hardworking woman despite her old age. “When she was seventy-five, she was still fixing laundry machines in my uncle’s coin-operated laundry (78). This depicts Grandma A’mooh as hardworking, strong woman who never gives up on her job despite her old age. Silko further says that her grandmother was dark and handsome though in Laguna Pueblo beauty was determined by behavior and type of relationships one had with fellow human beings and other living things. Silko learns from her great-grand mother that she must be hardworking, confident, caring, loving to all people and other living things, and she must be proud of her strength. “She allowed her to carry in the coal bucket for her, but she...
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...Elizabeth Carrillo Professor Kuroki STACC English 10 November 4, 2013 Racism and Discrimination The novel Southland by Nina Revoyr is a very emotional story about a family that has many more problems than what meets the eye. The story jumps through the perspectives of characters like Jackie, Lois, Rose, Frank, Curtis and many more. Two concepts that seemed to be focused on were racism and discrimination. Throughout the novel there are many events that occur that show both racism and discrimination, Jackie uncovers many of her families secrets and even figures out who killed the four boys in her grandfather’s store in Crenshaw, California. This story takes place different places of Los Angeles for example, Gardena, "Compton, Watts, Crenshaw, and even in the bay area like San Francisco and Oakland. However, there were many things that were being kept a secret because of racial connections, whether it was one race with another or even interracial. Some things were kept secret due to the judgment from society or even judgment from ones family. There is still racism and discrimination that occurs now in everyday life. In Southland, the main character Jackie shows some forms of racism, she had arranged to meet with James Lanier who was the cousin of one of the boys who was found in the freezer of Frank’s store. While “sitting in the lobby of Marcus Garvey Community enter, Jackie couldn’t...
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...Introduction In employment, there is a different form of discrimination that employees face. Some of the discrimination include age discrimination, color discrimination, religious discrimination and race discrimination. There are other types of harassment such as sexual harassment. It very illegal form companies to discriminate their employees. Laws have been laid down to deal with some of the enterprises that offend their employees in any their workplaces (Curry-Swann, 2011). According to the Title V11 of the Civil rights act of 1964, employees are warned against discriminating their employees against their religious beliefs may it be either in hiring them, giving in the terms and conditions of their workplace or firing. Employers are also prohibited against segregating their workers by religion (Curry-Swann, 2011). According to the Act, employers are supposed to accommodate their employees in a reasonable manner in their religious beliefs and practices. Employees have different religious beliefs such as grooming and different times to attend their services. An employer should give a conducive environment to work (Peres, 2011). Also, the employers are also warned against offensive remarks on one’s religious beliefs, or practices. Despite the law not prohibiting against teasing, abusive comments or incidents which are not severe the harassment can be termed as unlawful if frequently repeated, creates a unconducive environment for working or when they cause adverse decision...
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...Understanding Racism and Discrimination Being a white female I could never fully understand racism and the feelings that come from discrimination based on my looks or the color of my skin. Through literary works like Alice Walker’s “The Welcome Table” I get a glimpse into what it might be like. It is also through this type of writing that I am reminded of issues from the past that still exist in the present. Through the reader response analysis approach I will discuss how “The Welcome Table” has inspired me to evaluate how I treat others and if my actions are conducive to a progressive society. In regards to the reader response approach Clugston (2010, section 16.2) states “you must account for your feelings by finding specific aspects of the literary work that make you feel as you do.” (P. 413). What grabbed my attention to this story was the imagery “She was angular and lean and the color of poor gray Georgia earth, beaten by king cotton and the extreme weather.” (as cited in Clugston, 2010, Section 3.1) that made me wonder about the old woman’s story. The metaphor Alice Walker uses to describe the old woman’s face “on her face centuries were folded into the circles around one eye, while around the other, etched and mapped as if for print, ages more threatened again to live.” (as cited in Clugston, 2010, Section 3.1) leads me to believe she has lived a difficult life. Her age and appearance don’t come from her hard work alone but from something much...
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...Although racism doesn't appear to have the same effect on me now, as it would have in the past, it is still a factor in our world today. With the worldly events right now, I definitely think that people of a Middle Eastern descend are being discriminated against. I think everyone has in some way or form. Maybe someone of a different race was treated unfairly just because they're a different race. Blacks are seen to be Less than or worth less to some people. Races are excluded from certain social groups and privileges because they're not of the same race. Example would be like the united nigro college fund, which leads to discrimination against other races. Atticus told Scout in the book (bible). Atticus say’s “to crawl into the body of other people and try to see it from their point of view”. If everyone did this, maybe they would think before they acted and a lot of racism could be prevented. While trying to find a hero in an old time movie about racism seems to be a waste of time. Has anybody notice that the boy “Jem” calls his father by his name. The only hero is nobody in this movie. It’s more about changing people and the process of accepting that everybody is different. Atticus stuck with what was right and that was doing his job as a lawyer and a father. As for myself and going to an all-black school for one year. I think that I have walked in the shoes and seeing racism from the other direction. My experience was that people don’t like change and will go to lengths to...
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...Discrimination and Stereotypes In Everyday Life Discrimination and stereotypes are a huge problem in the world today. This is not a problem that has recently started occurring, for there have been examples of this hundreds of years ago. Discrimination can root from not just skin color, but age, ethnicity, and many other factors as well. Discrimination is apparent in all races and ethnicities. It is a sick problem that many people have to face while looking for a job and even everyday life. The fact that people believe that someone is not capable of a task is disgusting and absurd. The biggest culprits of discrimination and stereotypes are children and teens. However, in their heads they mean it as a joke rather than being mean. They may think it is funny, but it can seriously hurt someone's feelings even if they laugh at it. The worst part about children discriminating is that they are most likely learning it from their parents. Studies have been done to prove that discrimination is not something people are born with, but it is inherited. As children grow up making stereotypes and discriminating they may become comfortable expressing such feelings which may lead to racism. High school is a huge mixing pot of races and ethnicities so discrimination and stereotypes are very prevalent here. Most of the time they are just jokes, however even if the person that the stereotype is directed to laughs they may be severely hurt. Gender is also a big factor in...
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...Organizational Behavior Worksheet “A Class Divided”: The Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes Experiment Jane Elliott Name: Ashley Salazar 1. What are some ethical considerations of this experiment? In the video, the teacher, Jane Elliott, started an experiment with her classroom pointing out that blue eyed people are superior and then she changed the subject saying that it was the brown eyed people that are better. Although she had very good reasons to start this experiment, there were some ethical considerations. One of them was not letting the children know what they were going to be put through. Elliott even mentioned in an interview that not any kid can be put through this type of situation because it can cause a negative effect on them. When the experiment was being done on the children they immediately went from being playful six year olds to discriminative six year olds. Some of them went through bullying, and the students that were “inferior” did not perform well on their classwork. 2. Do you believe that everyone is discriminated against? I do believe that everyone is discriminated against because society always finds an excuse to do so. Society picks on anything they don't feel fits in. People discriminate when someone is too fat, too skinny, too tall, too short, etc. It’s not just about the skin color anymore, people always find a way to make someone else feel inferior. 3. Recall the first time that you were discriminated against. How did it inform how you see...
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...Preventive methods Anti-harassment and testing training is recommended and should be provide to employee on a regular basis, it is important to provide a workplace that is free of harassment and discrimination on a whole. Reinforcing and enforcing proactively is the expected behavior by the employer in the workplace. Employer Responsibilities to Avoid Religious Discrimination It is against the law for employers to discriminate and also should not retaliate on an employee religious believes. It is illegal to strike back against a person for contradicting business hones that segregate taking into account religion or for recording a separation charge, affirming, or partaking in any capacity in an examination, continuing, or litigation under Title VII The procedure of reacting to worker grievances alludes to how the organization gets representative grumblings. At the point when a worker has an issue in the work environment - whether it's an issue with a director, another staff member or a vocation obligation his/she ought to have the capacity to voice their worries to a supervisor who has the power to determine the issue or a HR staff part exceptionally prepared to handle livelihood issues. Viably reacting to worker protests requires HR to meet with the employee, report the objection or issue, add to an investigative arrangement and keep at the matter. There is a case that was filed in 2011, According to the lawsuit, Khan a 19-year-old whom started working at the store Hollister...
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