EXERCISE 5-G 1. The one or two areas regarding understanding or managing diversity in which I am most strong. Diversity can be defined as any attribute relevant to an individual that creates or reinforces a perception that he/she is different from another individual (Williams, 1998). Managing diversity is an on-going process that unleashes the various talents and capabilities which a diverse population bring to an organization, community or society, so as to create a wholesome, inclusive
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Kimberly Smith April 27, 2012 University of Phoenix ETH/125 Instructor: Michael Seller Advantages and Challenges Advantages and Challenges Advantages and Challenges Learning about the social, cultural
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Dee Evans SSC1100M 3/25/2014 My thoughts on the Kitty Genovese Murder is emergency hotlines are useful tools when they’re used. 38 people witnessed this murder and no one called 911 destroyed the purpose of its existence. Imagine the lurid face of a women screaming out in pain, but no on coming to rescue. Crying while a man stabs her multiple times without remorse. 38 people watching down on her but taking no action to help. The witnesses may have thought it was a joke. Witnesses may have
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When I look back at the information that we have covered in class, what helped me the most was seeing that there is still a major problem when it relates to religion, age, gender, sexual preferences, and ethnicities. I had not actively thought that there was a huge problem since I do not surround myself with those that have issues with people in a racist manner. I do see that we are closer to a true “one race.” After this course, I can see that the American history is more than just wars and economy
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Creating a Positive Professional Image |Q&A with: |Laura Morgan Roberts | |Published: |June 20, 2005 | |Author: |Mallory Stark | In today’s diverse workplace, your actions and motives are constantly under scrutiny. It is crucial to manage your own professional image before others do it for you. An interview with Professor Laura Morgan Roberts:- As HBS professor Laura Morgan Roberts sees it, if you aren't managing
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community in news media, mainstream publications depicted these individuals and their bodies in stereotypical ways that demeaned them of their accomplishments, worth, and existence within society. The danger of stereotyping certain individuals is that stereotypes are deceptive and this leads to a whole host of innacurate connotations, while invoking a sense of otherness towards the stereotyped when deciding when one does not belong, as defined by Richard Dyer (298). The media frequently published stories
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position to know what to do when this happens. Start with stereotypes. You may look at me, you know my name, you know some certain facts about me, and you can make some certain judgments. You could make guesses about my ethnicity, me religious beliefs, my hobby. And the thing is, these judgments tend to be accurate. We’re very good at this sort of thing. And we’re very good at this sort of things because our ability to stereotype people is not some sort of arbitrary quirk of the mind, but rather
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Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different groups of people or things, particularly on the grounds of race, age, sex, and religion. : Google Definition. Discrimination is different from stereotyping because when you stereotype someone or group of people you have a specific what of thinking about that person or group. An example would be to say all African Americans are criminals. Now when you discriminate against someone you put that frame of thinking into action like
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Final Project; Social Problems ETH/125 Ramona Taitano Loughran 04/15/12 Final Project; Social Problems This class has been very informative. We have been given a lot of information regarding diversity and overall I understand it a lot better. The best piece of information that I got from the diversity teachings was the fact that we learn so much from other people. I live close to San Francisco, CA and it is one of the most diverse cities in America. Not only are there so many different
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Reflecting on the Tannen (2001) statement that we will see the world in patterns or groups I think it would be the natural instinct to categorize the stereotypes. From experience, you learn the type of individual you find it comfortable to associate with and tend to seek out those that fit a specific type. As one that works in the corporate world with past college and professional training, I tend to avoid the loud construction worker that works in a trade association. In doing so, I recognize
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