...Diversity can be defined as people coming together from different races, nationalities, religions and sexes to form a group, organization or community. A diverse organization is one that values the difference in people. It is one that recognizes that people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions. Diverse organizations encourage and harness these differences to make their services relevant and approachable. Diverse organizations draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences so it can listen to and meet the changing needs of its users. The encouragement of diversity benefits society. In society today, most people view diversity as a good thing because it gives people the chance to experience different things outside of what they are normally accustomed to. Diversity in America is openly viewed as a beneficial bacterium, so many backgrounds and not knowing which ones are good and which ones are bad. Diversity as a wide component is a tricky thing to use and understand because it has both negative and positive effects on society such as education, violence and employment. People have to dig deep to figure out what exactly the effect will be in the end and be patient to wait and see. Studies show that the lack of cohesion between races, sexes and cultures is due to mistrust, stereotyping, and more within-culture conversation and language problems. When these problems are not paid attention to it may lead to...
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...Ethnic Diversity in the System COMM/215 Famous author Francois de la Rochefoucauld once said, “The only thing constant in life is change.” This quote has never been more true than it is today. The world is constantly changing, evolving, merging, and businesses have the task of anticipating this never ending change before it occurs. 60 years ago, instant access to information was not available. A businessman in Texas was not able to communicate with a customer in Singapore, over a video conference call. People of different cultures did not have nearly as many interactions compared to today. Today’s world is one where different people of all different cultures are conducting business together on a daily basis. The presence of diverse cultures calls for a change in the way business is run. Businesses’ must anticipate the effects of a multicultural workforce and anticipate how it may impact trust between coworkers, task management, and communication in large companies. Having different cultures in the workplace can cause conflicts to arise between relationships. Some cultures, such as Latinos, value trust and relationships. Latinos, for example, put relationships with others above all else. They refuse to let work or any other subject come between them and a friend or a loved one. On the other hand, Americans tend to put work first above all else. They will set aside a relationship, or even cause harm to a...
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...culture is the bases of the first part of the paper. This paper will also describe the discrimination and prejudice that the Mormons have to deal with because of their religion choice. This paper will also describe the African decent experience with discrimination and prejudice as well. Discrimination and prejudice takes place in all cultures and religions. People who are unwilling to understand and accept the difference that people share are going to allow this behavior to continue and pass it down from generation to generation. America is the melting pot for all ethnic backgrounds, including religions. Being more open minded and having understanding will allow us to break the stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination that we all have towards one another. Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) and Black (African) Decent The United States, throughout history, has been a country of immigrants and a country of religion diversity. Discrimination, prejudice, and stereotyping in the Mormon and Black decent groups have been displayed throughout the changing times. The Mormons, who emerged after the discovery of The Book of Mormon in 1830, were run out of several states before settling in Utah. Blacks who were brought over here in the 1500’s by European mariners as slaves is all a part if how discrimination in the United States started for these two different groups of people. Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) The United States has more Mormons than any other continent. Mormons were formed...
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...I have been asked to discuss the beliefs, including unique characteristics of a religious group. I will also discuss how my selected religious group interacts with other groups, and how it has contributed to the United States culture. I will also provide examples of prejudice or discrimination against the selected religious group. This will help me to understand about the group and how to reduce prejudice and discrimination against them. I will also do the same for a selected racial/ethnic group of choice. My choice for a religious group is Evangelical Protestant, and my racial/ethnic group of choice is Asian. To start this off, lets discuss the beliefs of evangelical protestants. There are four beliefs that they officially hold on to. First one is that the bible is incapable of being wrong. The second is that the only way to salvation is through Jesus Christ. The third is that people have to accept salvation for themselves. People have to be born again. The fourth and final one is to “spread the evangel to evangelize”. There are four characteristics of evangelical protestants. Evangelicals refer to themselves as born again Christians. They see this experience as being received by faith alone. The bible is the without fault and the only source of religious authority. They encourage evangelism through missionaries or personal encounters. They also focus on the cross as the only way to reach salvation and forgiveness. Evangelicals get along with...
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...Running head: Ethnic Diversity Ethnic Diversity: Jewish American Grand Canyon University: TSL - 545 August 31, 2011 Ethnic Diversity: Jewish American Jewish Americans are unique among American immigrants in that their sense of unity was not linked to a nationality. The Jews are unified by religion and tradition rather than by national origins (Bennett, C., 2007). Judaism is based on the expression of a covenantal relationship with God. This religion and its congregation play a role in how society of today came to be. Jews in the Mediterrean owned large landed estates and were important political figures, bankers, and industrialists. Jewish wealth, in fact, was used to help finance the explorations of Columbus (Bennett, C., 2007). However, Conditions changed suddenly in 1492 when Ferdinand and Isabella decreed that Jews either convert to Christianity or be expelled. Some Jews pretended to convert, remained in Spain, and practiced their faith in secret. Others fled to the eastern Mediterranean, and still others came to the American colonies, which were known for greater religious freedom (Bennett, C., 2007). In the 1800s, the Jewish American community was comprised of majority Germans. These Jews differed from Mediterranean Jews who originally immigrated by not developing Jewish communities. Instead, they spread out across the United States working as small tradesmen and professionals serving the non-Jewish citizens (Bennett, C., 2007). These German Jews...
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...Teri Jensen ETH125 9/25/2013 Religion and Ethnic Diversity The United States of America is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse countries in the world. Since the colonization of what is now the United State, the U.S. has been open to immigration from people all over the world. People migrated to the United States for many reasons. The Irish migrated to the U.S. in the 1800s to escaped famine, poverty and oppression by the English. Other ethnic groups migrated to escape religious persecution. The Chinese migrated to this country in search of financial The Chinese migrated to the United States in large numbers after gold was discovered in California in 1848. (http://www.cetel.org/timeline) The Chinese flocked to California in hopes of finding their fortunes in the “Land of Golden Mountain.” “By 1870, there were 63,000 Chinese, mostly male, in the United States, nearly all on the West Coast. It is estimated that another 120,000 Chinese entered the United States during the following decade.” (http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/nutr216/ref/nutr216_ref/kittler/asia/kittler_asia.html) Men from China came to California to amass their fortunes then return to their families in China where they would live more financially secure lives with their families. In the 1850s California state legislature passed the first Foreign Miners' Tax Law, levying a $20-per-month tax on each foreigner engaged in mining. As result the Chinese in California began pursuing other means...
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...RELIGON AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY The religious beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses are in many ways similar to those of mainstream Christians. For instance, Witnesses rely on the authority of the Bible, worship only one God, and trust in Jesus’ death and resurrection for salvation. Some other beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses differ from mainstream Christianity, most notably their rejection of the doctrine of the Trinity and the existence of Hell. Witnesses also have a stronger apocalyptic expectation than most Christians-since the founding of the group, Witnesses have been expecting the imminent arrival of Armageddon and the end times. Jehovah’s Witnesses disagree with the mainstream Christian belief that Jesus was “fully God, fully Man.” In accordance with their rejection of the doctrine of the Trinity, Witnesses disagree with mainstream Christianity that the Holy Spirit to be “God’s active force.” Like most Christians, Jehovah’s Witnesses trace humanity’s current situation to the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden. Jehovah’s Witnesses consider themselves true Christians, but most mainstream Christians do not agree that they are. The feeling is mutual, however, Jehovah’s Witnesses deny that other Christian groups are true Christians. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are native to the United States with roots dating back to the teachings of Charles Taze Russell, a minister in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the 1870s. The organization does not advertise in the media and strives to remain separate...
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...Religion and Ethnic Diversity Tracy Kimberly Mosiello ETh /125 November 17, 2013 Dr. Rochelle Holland Religious and Ethnic Groups Roman Catholic The first century of Christianity there was no "Roman Catholicism" as it is today. There was no Protestantism or Eastern Orthodoxy to differentiate it. There was the "one, holy, catholic church" confirmed in the first beliefs, which was the group of Christian followers completely over the world, unified by mutual beliefs, church structure, traditions, and worship (catholic means "universal"). During the Middle Ages, if you were a Christian, you went to the Catholic Church. Any Christianity other than the Catholic Church was an unorthodox, not a denomination. Catholic Beliefs Roman Catholic beliefs don’t vary extremely as of those of the other main divisions of Christianity - Greek Orthodoxy and Protestantism. Altogether three foremost divisions hold to the principle of the Trinity, the holiness of Christ, the inspiration of the Bible, etc. There is a strong Catholic distinctive in belief. Distinctive Roman Catholic beliefs contain the exceptional power of the pope, the capacity of saints to mediate on behalf of followers, the idea of Purgatory as an area of life after death cleansing before arriving in Heaven, and the principle of transformation. ...
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...Religious and Ethnic Diversity ETH/125 February 10, 2013 Dr. Brenda Miller Religious and Ethnic Diversity Jehovah’s witnesses have beliefs that are far different than other Christian religions, and many that are the same as those same Christian religions (Robinson, 1996-2009). We will examine the differences as well as the commonalities of Jehovah’s witnesses compared to other similar evangelical Christian religions. Jehovah’s witnesses do not believe in the father, the son, and the Holy Ghost, instead they believe in monotheism which states that Jehovah is the Supreme Being, and Jehovah gave Christ the ability to rule heaven and earth (Robinson, 1996-2009). Jehovah’s witnesses do not believe Christ was sacrificed on a cross as most Christian religions do, they instead believe that he was sacrificed on a wooden post with no crossbeam on it. They also believe that the second coming has already happened back in 1914, and that World War I was the beginning of the end. This differs from most Christian beliefs whereas the second coming has not yet happened and the recent events such as earthquakes, natural disasters, and disease is a precursor to the second coming of Christ (Robinson, 1996-2009). Most Christian religions believe that there is life after death where your mortal body dies and your soul will either go to heaven or hell. Jehovah’s witnesses do not believe in life after death and that the only souls that will remain after death are those that had taken part in...
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...Religion and Ethnic Diversity Paper Tammy L. Morgan Eth/125 3/17/2013 Dr. Sisay Teketele Religion and Ethnic Diversity Paper Buddhism is a religion that has fascinated me for many years. I do not claim to be affiliated with any specific organized religion, but I do however, enjoy educating myself about the many different religions that we as humans have become so reliant on. I mean absolutely no disrespect, nor do I mean to trivialize the teachings of any religion, but I will say that Buddhism is one that I can relate to more so than most. Buddhism is a religion f oneness and compassion. Buddhist teachings consist of messages that encourages its followers to “Cease all unwholesome conduct, do only what is good, and purify your mind.” (Shr Heng Lyu, 2012). It is a religion who’s foundation is based on four basic truths, they are: that life is full of suffering, that there is a cause of this suffering, it is possible to stop suffering, and there is a way to extinguish suffering (Aich, 2013). With this being said, you would think that Buddhism would be above prejudice, discrimination, and persecution, sadly this is not the case. There are several types of Buddhism, but for the sake of this assignment I will restrict myself to speaking of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. Most sects of Buddhism is also closely intertwined with Asian cultures, but that is something that I will discuss a little later. Buddhism differs from other religions in many ways, but the one that sticks...
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...Religious and Ethnic Diversity Paper Ryan K Wehrsig, University of Phoenix I have chosen to write the religious part of this paper on the Roman Catholic religion. The Roman Catholic religion differs from other religions in many ways. The Church teaches that it is the one true Church divinely founded by Jesus Christ. They differ from a Christen religion even though they worship the same God. They have unique beliefs, practices, and traditions that set them apart from other Christians. Over the course of the centuries there has been many quarrels and hostilities between 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...
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...Consideration for Ethics and Diversity Proposal There are some ethical and diversity considerations which have emerged in the Human Resource Department (HRM). These are important for the strategic HRM planning process and should be addressed effectively, efficiently and in a timely manner. These considerations have been researched and thoroughly analyzed and are essential to the continued growth of the company. Specific recommendations have been included to handle the considerations. Ethical Consideration Currently faculty in the Practical Nursing Department input their time in an excel spreadsheet and submit to the coordinator of the department. It has come to the attention of human resource department that there have been discrepancies in the reported time, actual instruct time and instruct time scheduled. These inconsistencies in time reporting could be mistakes on the part of the actual faculty members, or oversights in the time sheet approval process by the department coordinator. This issue is considered an ethical issue because it can hinder the company’s financial growth by affecting the budget. The proposal for this ethical consideration is that we integrate a computerized time keeping system. The computerized time keeping system will correlate with the actual time the faculty member is scheduled to instruct with the exception of fifteen minutes before and after. Any overtime should be pre-approved or approved...
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...Abstract Diversity encompasses characteristics that categorizes individuals and allows for self-identification. Diversity presents itself in two different forms, visible and invisible. Those that are visible forms of diversity include ones physical appearance, sex, race, age, ethnicity, speech patterns and language. Those that are nonvisible include characteristics such as religion, national origin, illness and sexual orientation (Clair 2005). When discussing diversity in the work environment, most often times they are discussing the outward, visible characteristics, however invisible social identities are common in the workplace. Gender is one of the most common viewed issues when looking at diversity in the workplace. The glass ceiling and equality issues are analyzed and discussed frequently. Discoveries have been made that support the idea that woman should be on more Boards and should be making more decisions on allocations of monies. This paper seeks to address how diversity impacts an organization and how managers can make diversity work for them. Introduction According to Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly, and Konopaske (2012), Diversity is a term that describes the cultural, ethnic and racial differences in a population. A more comprehensive definition by Gibson et al (2012) indicates that diversity is “an array of physical and cultural differences that constitute the spectrum of human attributes. There are six dimensions of diversity which include: age...
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...Short Essay | Diversity in the Workplace | How it can create business related advantages | | Madison Roney: 7660183 | 5/15/2013 | | In modern western society, the diversification of culture has increased dramatically in recent years. With this shift, along with the growing competitiveness of the labor market, corporations have been forced to hire more employees who are not familiar with the spoken language or societal norms present in western culture. Many corporations, as much as 80% according to equity activist Trevor Wilson, consider cultural barriers to be a burden on their managers and fellow employees. As a result, these corporations fail to treat their employees equitably. (Hayes, 1999). One could argue, however, that the diversification of employees within the workplace has various business related benefits such as improved efficiency, bottom line revenue, and relationships formed with co-workers, managers and customers alike. However, to ensure its success, principles of transformational leadership must be used on the part of managers and various challenges must be overcome in order for these benefits to take full effect. This is not the first time in Canada's history where ethnic equality in the workplace has been a subject of interest. In 1993 the New Democratic Party in Ontario, whom was the provincial government at the time, enacted an employment equity law to ensure fair employment opportunities to workers from select minority groups. This legislation...
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...Feature articles Workplace diversity: developing a win-win-win strategy Joan Marques iversity as a topic earns more attention today than it has ever received before, and the reasons are easily understandable: global migration is increasing, the internet is enabling communication on a worldwide scale, and business leaders are continuously in search for less expensive resources and lower wages to pay. All these trends result in progressively diversified workforces locally and internationally. D Joan Marques is Instructor, Business and Management, Woodbury University, Burbank, California, USA. Increasingly, companies allocate special room for diversity practices on their web sites. Yet, there are some interesting observations that may not necessarily be new, but should nevertheless regularly be brought to the attention of business leaders. Why? So that they can keep track of the best way to develop and implement diversity in their organizations. Let us briefly look at the right reasons and the right way, beginning with the right reasons. The right reasons Often, organizations pride themselves in implementing diversity in order to accommodate customers. But there is only limited reason to be proud of this way of bringing diversity to the workplace. What these companies overlook is that they apply diversity only as a means toward an end, not as an end in itself: B They apply diversity with the primary mindset of profits. They reach out to their customers, but do not...
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