Task 2: describe how discrimination can be seen in practise. Prejudice is the prejudging of people or groups of people; this is not based on any evidence or factual knowledge but on ignorance and fear. Discrimination involves a person or persons acting on their prejudices which results in the unfair treatment of an individual or groups of individuals. Discrimination mainly happens on the bases of a person’s sexuality, ethnicity, religion, age, culture, gender, social class, health status and cognitive ability. There are four types of discrimination, the first is individual discrimination.
In order for us to determine our liability, should Paula sue for discrimination, we need to understand what the courts consider a hostile working environment, and determine if Sam has, in fact, created one. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, the frequency of the discriminatory conduct, the severity of the conduct, which includes whether it was physically threatening or humiliating, and whether or not the actions unreasonably interfere with the employee’s job performance, are all factors that determine if a hostile work environment exists (Cheeseman, 2010). The first factor to consider is that Paula and Sam had a sexual relationship that Paula ended. While there is no law prohibiting such a relationship it can be considered motive for Sam’s behavior. Secondly, it is Paula’s indication that Sam started exhibiting unwanted behaviors after the break up.
Thompson and Thompson (2002) describe cultural discrimination as ‘the things we take for granted, the unwritten rules, and assumptions, common images and stereotypes, and so on’, (page 32). Cultural discrimination involves a set of beliefs and assumptions shared by a group. One example of cultural discrimination is the use of stereotypes, ie using generalisations about members of minority groups which lump them together and form the basis of prejudice. An example in relation to people with Dementia would be that they are characterised as ‘pitiful victims’ who make a limited contribution to society. Within my own workplace I have noticed that the some residents intolerant of people who suffer from Dementia.
ABSTRACT Economic discrimination is a plague that affects many minorities. As a minority group, do homosexuals also experience economic discrimination? This paper explores the topic by researching workforce factors such as job, wage, and income inequality. From the research acquired, homosexuals are found to experience discrimination in the workforce as they are not, for the most part, protected by equal employment acts. It is harder for homosexuals to find and keep positions, and employers often treat them differently.
It is claimed to have been connected with either religious or some political ideologies, which tend to be against, strongly condemn homosexuality, and associate it with weakness, morally ill, and feminine. However, many countries from where the Islamic religion dominates have proven to be quote dangerous for the LGTB people. This is due to their way of intolerance against the group of individuals associated with the rejected acts, which influences the physical violence as well as discriminatory legislation form of directive. Researches show that, a majority of the criminal acts incidents may tend to involve physical damage, assault or destruction of property, verbal form of abuse, insults, or even offensive sort of writings. Research say that, the majority of hate crimes have incorporated a combination of two or more of the above-mentioned forms of crime.
• Discrimination: is an unfair or unequal treatment of an individual or group on the grounds of age, ability, gender, race etc. its being disadvantaged or excluded in the same situation. 1.2 Describe how direct or indirect discrimination may occur in the work setting. Direct Discrimination may occur if an employee is not considered for a promotion because of age or a job is refused to a person because of their disability. Indirect Discrimination may occur when employees are insisted to do night shifts as this could exclude those who have children to care for or by not making reasonable adjustments at work could exclude those employees with a disability.
Believing sexism will go away without putting major changes in place, is not a reality. Sexism blatantly exists in the work place. Obvious (and most common) examples of this would be: women are often paid less than their male counterparts for the same position, men often receive rapid job promotions in comparison to women and women are usually the targets of gender based harassment. Women frequently struggle with the lack of pay they receive, in comparison to their male counterparts. A woman working in the same job as a man will usually earn less, despite the fact that she may have the same or better training, education, and skills required for the job ("Study Shows Female Managers in Britain Earn Less than Men, and Equality Could Be 57 Years Away."
Discrimination can also be based on simple hatred of a race, gender or a certain group, either because of personal experience or simple stereotyping. Discrimination can be in the form of repeated mistreatment, verbal abuse, threats, humiliation, or intimidating behaviour or conduct. Discrimination is the act of denying individuals or groups the equal treatment that they have a right to. Discrimination can make a working place a living hell. It festers in a culture of silence, intimidation, and fear.
The first layer of the Organisation speaks to issues such as * Union Affiliation, * Management status, * Staff seniority The Second layer deals with * Geographic location * Work experience of employees * Religious background of the workers The third layers captures * Age * Gender * Ethnicity * Sexual Orientation Each person brings a different flavor to the Organisation and if managed properly can be beneficial to the Organisation. It is important to note that the improper management of diversity within an organization may lead to conflict, such as the impasse between the Chinese and Jamaican workers at the site of the Greenfield stadium in Trelawny. The work ethics of the two parties were different and was exploited instead of embraced and capitalized on. This incident was both costly and an embarrassment to the country. Coca Cola Company is an enterprise employing over 92,000 workers in countries worldwide; they have made diversity work for them.
Some of the residents refused to have him as their carer and called him a gypsy. He has been stereotyped, and discriminated on racial grounds. Gender discrimination occurs in employment and opportunity against a person (typically a woman) on grounds of sex. The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against employees because of their gender. There are four types of Sex discrimination.