1. HUMAN RELATIONS IN A WORLD OF DIVERSITY16
HUMAN RELATIONS IN A WORLD OF DIVERSITY

2. Objectives Diversity’s affect on human relations
Prejudice challenges to human relations
Origins of Prejudice
Types of discrimination
Connections between prejudice, discrimination and self-esteem
How to decrease prejudice

3. 48% 13% 12% 5.5% A Diverse Society Women Hispanics African Americans
Asian Americans
48%
13%
12%
5.5%

4. Why is it important to examine your own prejudices?
A Diverse Society
Why is it important to examine your own prejudices?

5. Don’t Make Mistakes Like These:

6. Don’t Make Mistakes Like These:

7. Don’t Make Mistakes Like These:

8. Don’t Make Mistakes Like These:

9. Companies Have Regular Diversity Training

10. Prejudiced Attitudes
Stereotypes
Prejudice
Discrimination

11. Stereotypes a thought or belief about members of a given group
Can be positive
Asians are good students and employees
Can be negative
Asians are bad drivers

12. Why are stereotypes potentially damaging?

13. Prejudice
to prejudge or make a judgment without knowing a person beforehand
Can be positive
May lean toward or favor a person or group
Can be negative
May lean away from or disfavor a person or group

14. Why is a prejudice potentially damaging?

15. Discrimination acting on a prejudicial attitude
Civil Rights Act of 1964
makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
monitors anti-discrimination laws

16. Why are People Prejudice?

17. Origins of Prejudice
Social Causes
Cognitive Causes
Emotional Causes

18. Social Causes
Institutions unintentionally creating racism, sexism, etc.
Movies, TV Commercials, Authority Figures
Prejudice helps people define themselves and feel socially accepted.
Conforming to a group’s standards helps people feel more accepted.
People form prejudices to try to raise their own self-esteem.
It’s easier to feel superior when others are inferior.

19. the mind quickly sorts information into categories
Cognitive Causes
the mind quickly sorts information into categories
Young or Old
Male or Female
Baggy Pants or Fitted Pants
Race

20. Emotional Causes Ethnocentrism
the belief that one’s ethnic group is more normal than others

21. Types of Discrimination
Racism
Economic Prejudice
Sexism
Overweight People
Homosexuals
Elderly
People with Disabilities
Religious Groups
Pregnant Women

22. Racism prejudice and discrimination based on race
difficult to overcome
ethnocentrism is one of the factors in this problem
Research shows:
African American employees are recommended less for promotions than white employees
45% of black children live below the poverty line
75% of Division I black athletes fail to graduate
There are more black men in jail than in college.
Black students make up nearly 40% of learning disabled students.

23. Racism
If you noticed someone being racially profiled or racism occurring around you, would you say something?

24. Economic Prejudice
the struggle and resentment between the haves and the have-nots

25. What can YOU do to decrease economic prejudice?

26. Sexism Male chauvinism Workplace Conditions
male superiority over females
Workplace Conditions
Difficult to get into middle and upper level management
Women make about $0.77 for every dollar that men make
Women must choose between the Fast Track and the Mommy Track

27. Sexism A businessman is aggressive. He is careful about details.
He loses his temper because he is so involved in his job.
He follows through.
He’s firm.
He makes wise judgments.
He’s a man of the world.
He isn’t afraid to say what he thinks.
He exercises authority.
He’s discreet.
He’s a stern taskmaster.
A businesswoman is pushy.
She’s picky.
She’s bitchy.
She’s moody, so it must be her time of the month.
She doesn’t know when to quit.
She’s stubborn.
She reveals her prejudices.
She’s been around.
She’s outspoken and opinionated.
She’s a tyrant.
She’s secretive.
She’s difficult to work for.

28. Overweight People

29. Homosexuals This controversy revolves around:
Is homosexuality a choice or genetic?
Should homosexuality be protected from institutional discrimination just like race, gender, religion, etc.?
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Rhode Island
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin

30. The Elderly
Until 1967 no law protected older people from discrimination
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
protects employees and job applicants from being discriminated against because of their age
Ageism
negative attitudes toward older people

31. People with Disabilities
18% of the U.S. population in the age group is physically or developmentally disabled
85% of this number who could be working are not
Americans with Disabilities Act
allows people with disabilities to enjoy most of the benefits everyone else does

32. Religious Groups
Employers may not treat employees different because of their religion.
Employers cannot be required to participate in a religious activity as a condition of employment.
Employers must reasonably accommodate employees sincerely held religious practices unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer
Employers must take steps to prevent religious harassment of their employees.
Employers may not retaliate against employees for asserting rights under Title VII

33. Pregnant Women

34. Sexual Harassment
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
Rachel starts weekly staff meetings with a dirty joke.
Charlie teases his co-workers with comments like “You’re grumpy today; I bet you were alone last night.”
Daily, Jack visits the job site of his crew and when he passes Sherry, he occasionally gives her a hug or a pinch on the butt.
Last night, Robert went to a business dinner with his boss, Marie. He expected the entire staff to e there, but it was just the two of them. The restaurant was dimly lit and had a romantic atmosphere; Robert quickly realized that the focus of the dinner was Marie’s attraction to him. Just before suggesting a nightcap at her house, she mentioned the promotion Robert was seeking.
Mark displays nude female centerfolds in the office he shares with Eileen and Sam.
The loading dock crew whistles and comments on Michele’s figure when she wears tight jeans and sweaters.

35. Prejudice, Discrimination, and Self-Esteem
A general observation about extremely prejudiced people is that they may suffer from low levels of self-esteem.
Tolerant people are comfortable with who they are and have little trouble accepting others.

36. Looking Ahead Proximity Equal Status Interdependence
If employees interact and communicate the chance they will come to like each other increases.
Equal Status
When companies hire all types of employees into all levels within the company.
Interdependence
When members of different groups must cooperate and depend on each other to reach a common goal.

37. Strategies for Success
Reducing sexual harassment:
Write a policy statement.
Post the policy statement in a public place.
Talk about the policy.