Management 340 Chapter 2 Diversity In Organization Review

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Discrimination

Noting of a difference between things; often we refer to unfair discrimination, which means making judgment about individuals based on stereotypes regarding their demographic group

What legislation does the U.S have against age discrimination?

U.S has legislation that all intents and purposes, outlawed mandatory retirement. Most workers nowadays no longer have to retire at age 70, and 62 percent of workers age 45 to 60 plan to delay retirement

Sex Discrimination

Women has less money earnings than men for the same positions, traditionally female roles -working mothers face "maternal wall bias" meaning they often are not considered for new positions after they have children, and both men and women experience discrimination for their family care-giving roles. -women who receive fewer challenging assignments and development opportunities from biased managers tend to curtail their their management aspirations

Surface-Level Diversity

Difference in easily perceived characteristics, such as gender, race, ethnicity, age, or disability, that do not necessarily reflect the ways people think or feel but that may activate certain stereotypes

Deep-Level Diversity

Differences in values, personality, and work preferences that become progressively more important for determining similarity as people get to know one another better Deep-level diversity represents the aspects that are more difficult to see at first glance such as values, personality, and work preferences.

How does the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, protect disabled persons with physical and mental disabilities - Identify some disabilities - 2

Hidden Disabilities: Hidden, or invisible, disabilities generally fall under the categories of sensory disabilities (impaired hearing), autoimmune disorders (like rheumatoid arthritis), chronic illness or pain (carpal tunnel syndrome), cognitive or learning impairments (ADHD), sleep disorders (insomnia), and psychological challenges (PTSD)

Positive Diversity Climate

In an organization, an environment of inclusiveness and an acceptance of diversity

How does the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, protect disabled persons with physical and mental disabilities - Identify some disabilities - 1

In the U.S for instance, the representation of individuals with disabilities in the workforce rapidly increased with the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to ADA, employers are required to make reasonable accommodations so their workplaces will be accessible to individuals with physical and mental disabilities The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing employment discrimination laws, classifies a person as disabled who has any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities Examples of recognized disabilities include missing limbs, seizure disorder, Down syndrome, deafness, schizophrenia, alcoholism, diabetes, depression, and chronic back pain

Intellectual Abilities

The capacity to do mental activities - Thinking, reasoning, and problem solving

Stereotyping

Judging someone on the basis of our perception of the group to which that person belongs

Biographical Characteristics

Personal characteristics - such as age, gender, race and length of tenure - that are objective and easily obtained from personnel records. These characteristics are representative of surface-level diversity

Stereotype Threat

The degree to which we internally agree with the generally negative stereotyped perceptions of our groups

Diversity management

The process and programs by which managers make everyone more aware of and and sensitive to the needs and differences of others


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