Diversity in The Workplace Lori Godsey Walden University NURS 3001, Section 08, Issues and Trends in Nursing March 24, 2013 The Problem Healthcare leaders acknowledge that workplace diversity and cultural competence are important to providing health services, as cited by (Davis, 1998). Perceptions
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The idea of race is a very new concept. Created by the English, the idea of race was a tool to separate white from black by creating a sense of white superiority. Later, the idea would be further solidified by the United States constitution stating that slaves were no more than property. ("Supreme Court. The First Hundred Years . Landmark Cases . Dred Scott V. Sandford (1857) | PBS") After the 13th Amendment was passed, African-Americans still faced discrimination based on race through other means
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I never understood why minority groups suffered from poor health, I suspected it was because they had poor access to health care. However, it was really shocking to read about the environmental racism that exists in our society. That the reason for poor health among minority groups was due to the environment and conditions of the neighborhoods they lived in. Unfortunately the reason for their poor health status was due to the segregation of minorities forming ghettos. The “ghettos” were often underfunded
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Associate Level Material Appendix E Collaboration Worksheet Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: • What are the advantages of having diversity in a collaborative learning environment? I believe that working with people from other walks of life can be very beneficial. I think there is a unique beauty in the way a group of diverse people can learn together when everyone involved can look beyond race, gender, sexual orientation or religion. A
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Projective processes: gangs, bullying, and racism Groups and gangs When does a group become a gang? Hamish Canham (2002) defines a gang mentality as one in which de- structive forces have taken over. It is paranoid-schizoid functioning where there is no thinking, only a need to rid oneself of parts of the personality that might expose the individual (or group) to feelings of neediness, ignorance, or weakness. Within the personality, this is achieved by imposing a reign of terror
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Prejudice Introduction Prejudice is a term that I unfortunately am very familiar with. Although I am a blended individual, composed of various races and ethnicities, I primarily identify myself as being a black woman. I have encountered various forms of prejudices since I was a little girl. Just recently for example, I was told at work that I had pretty hair for a black girl, and that most black girls like myself did not have the type of hair that I had. The woman then asked me if I put water
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The peer-reviewed study, School Diversity, and Racial Discrimination Among African-American Adolescents are conducted and reached by Eleanor K. Seaton. This study focuses on institutional racism in the educational setting. The study examines school context as a moderato in the relation between daily perceptions of racial discrimination and depressive symptoms in schools. In the study, the abstract states that, "approximately 97% of adolescents reported experiencing at least one discriminatory experience
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Book Review After getting this assignment I was in a little panic because I had no idea what I wanted to do. Doing a reaction paper to a movie that deals with diversity/race is not something I do everyday, but I decided to buckle down and get it done. There are tons of movies that deal with diversity, but a lot of those movies aren’t movies I’m interested in, this made my decision a lot harder. While looking through my movie collection I came across a few movies that fit the assignment description
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affirmative action is that discrimination still exists. Discrimination is prejudice in action which takes specific actions toward or against the person based on a person’s group (Dressler, 2013). Affirmative action has a critical connection to creating diversity in our workforce and in our educational institutions across the nation. Affirmative action programs have encouraged women to enter traditionally male-dominated fields with higher salaries and provide other ethnicities with access to educational
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Diversity is the mix of culture, language, and gender in the same work field. It is also the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness. (Dictionary.com) For example, in the federal government, there must be an employment equity program. Certain percentage of workforce must be (visible minority, disabled, and original). Therefore, for every single job in federal level must be contain optional questions for diversity. Above is also an example in workforce diversity. By opening up the
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