Racial discrimination
INTRODUCTION My aims and objectives for this report are to research the issue of discrimination and other factors that relate to it. My initial research that I conducted allowed me to gain an insight into how much discrimination can affect employees within organisations and also the efforts that are taking place to combat the problems. Therefore I came up with issues that I will look into further and will aid me in answering the topic question. These factors are:- - Discrimination. - Legislation. - Trade Unions. - Company methods. The methods of research I will use for this report will be based on textbooks and the internet as these will help me in obtaining theories on the subject of discrimination but will also give me information on linking discrimination with the workplace. WHAT IS DISCRIMINATION? The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences states that 'Discrimination is defined in civil rights law as unfavourable or unfair treatment of a person or class of persons in comparison to others who are not members of the protected class because of race, sex, colour, religion, national origin, age, physical/mental handicap, sexual harassment, sexual orientation or reprisal for opposition to discriminatory practices or participation
Female Discrimination
Communication 329 Final Project Female Discrimination While taking this class this summer, we have discussed numerous ideas that address issues that have primarily dealt with communication in an organizational setting and the many management theories that are accompanied with it. As I found myself gaining a better understanding of how communication processes can be used to manage behaviors of individuals in my newly acquired organizational context, I realized that there are many issues that, although addressed, have yet to be fully taken into consideration by many people. A self-described feminist, I believe that one particular concept that many refuse to acknowledge is Female Discrimination in the workforce/ sexism against women in the workforce (used interchangeably). I consider this particular issue extremely important in any organizational setting. The purpose of this presentation is to educate those who are in positions of power (i.e. employers, managers, administrators, etc.) in any organizational setting in regards to the issue of sexism against women; and to make certain that everyone has an understanding of what sexism against women is as well as any procedures that are associated with it given that this form of discrimination takes place. Female discrimination in the workforce has often been described as a "glass ceiling" because it poses invisible barriers
Alphabetic Discrimination.
Alphabetic Discrimination I was called up last again. Finally, after twenty-four presentations on discrimination it was my turn to state my case. I walked up to the blackboard with my prepared speech on sexual discrimination. I had on hand a persuasive speech criticizing the Hong Kong government for its failure to deliver equal opportunities to women. But all my points had already been covered. What was I to do? Read my speech and subject my fellow classmates and the teacher to another 5 minutes of boredom? No, that I was not prepared to do. I had found a more important issue to discuss. It was about an affliction that had affected me throughout my life; an insidious form of discrimination that has hindered many; a scourge that is often overlooked. Alphabetic discrimination. I threw my note cards aside, took a deep breath, and proceeded with an impromptu speech. Here is the transcript of it: "Good Afternoon, fellow classmates. Will those of you with last names that lie towards the end of the alphabet raise your hands? You, my friends, are subjects of alphabetic discrimination. As a 'Wong', I, too suffer from this misfortune. How? We are placed last on lists. We are made to wait longest. We are always called up last. We, my friends, are not given an equal opportunity to thrive in this society. Take today's assignment as an example. Originally, I had prepared a speech on
Racial Discrimination
Eli Joyner Period 6 01-29-03 Racial Discrimination Racial discrimination is shown through out the book, To kill a mockingbird. During discrimination, many certain people got hurt during the times of the depression. In this book, Tom Robinson was teased of and discriminated against because he was black. Scout Finch is the narrator of the book. Jem is her brother, and the father is Atticus Finch, the dad and the city knowing lawyer. This book is set during the depression, so it is kind of hard for people to live with going through this time period. Many people are very hurt and very badly beaten because of the time that people usually did not like blacks and some times they did not even like whites at times. The author of To kill a mockingbird, is Harper lee, whose book shows the hard times of companionship and leadership throughout to kill a mockingbird, which shows how people are treated and how they act about being beat up. She also tries to show how people have so bad ideas that would just be painful to someone else but they still think it is cool because they know that they should not be living with a black person or a white person. Most of the prejudice that happen in this book revolves around the Tom Robinson rape case. This book is set in Maycomb, Alabama. Racial discrimination becomes a big factor in to kill a mockingbird. " People said that he
Price Discrimination.
Price Discrimination - A Report Page 1 Price Discrimination According to the dictionary, discrimination is to make a choice, a distinction. The word "Discrimination" has become so closely associated with practices such as racial discrimination or sexual discrimination that the word has insidious connotations regardless of the adjective attached to it. A case in point is price discrimination. The views of the economists on the topic of price discrimination varies a great deal. Some of them are enlisted below: Price discrimination is the practice of charging different customers different prices for the same good. One strategy for implementing this is to produce two distinct qualities of product - a high-quality product and a damaged or crimped version. In addition to providing a justification for the price differential, this strategy also prevents arbitrage that might erode the gains from price discrimination in the first place. (Lipsey and Chrystal, ) In the words of Alfred Marshal, A seller with a degree of monopoly power has the ability to price discriminate. This means being able to charge a different price to different customers. The Robinson-Patman Act provides for general measures against price discrimination. The RPA was introduced to protect the small businesses and towns from major retailers. The Robinson-Patman Act was enacted in large
Sexual Discrimination
GCSE Law: Coursework Assignment 1- Sexual Discrimination The law relating to sex discrimination is heavily influenced by European Union law. Article 141 of the Treaty of Rome provides that "Each member of state shall ensure that the principal of equal pay for male and female workers for work of equal value is applied." The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA) prohibits sex discrimination against individuals in the areas of employment and education. The Sex Discrimination Act applies to England, Wales and Scotland. The SDA applies to women and men of any age including children. The Sex Discrimination Act was introduced to make it unlawful for employers to discriminate in any other way on the grounds of sex. This includes areas such as: * Employment * Education * Goods * Facilities * Services and * Housing The SDA 1975 was set up by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) which monitors equality. The commission can help a complaint to bring a case. It can also bring cases itself when it believes there has been a breach of the law. A teenage girl was once awarded over £24,000 compensation in 1994 because she was turned down for an apprentice as a motor mechanic because of her sex. The act also means it is against the law to: ) Discriminate against you because of your sex, martial status or pregnancy 2) Sexually harass you 3) Dismiss you from your job because of
Disability Discrimination
Talk on disability discrimination in employment Today I will be looking at the issue of disability discrimination in employment. I will cover areas such as the background to the anti discrimination measures and provide an overview and an analysis of the current legislation both European and domestic. I have also provided some examples to show you today taken from various articles and case law. I hope you enjoy my presentation this morning. Statistics have shown that disabled people account for almost a fifth of the working-age population in Great Britain, but for only one-eighth of all individuals in employment. There are more than 6.5 million individuals with a work-limiting, long-term disability or health problem in Great Britain, [Smith & Thomas] but disabled people are merely half as likely as non-disabled people to be in employment. [Pearson & Watson.] Disabled employees make on average two-thirds of the wages of non-disabled employees, and it is expected that they would be employed in manual and unskilled occupations compared to non-disabled employees. [Smith & Thomas]. Partly, this can be made clear by the effect which a physical or mental impairment might have on a disabled person's ability to carry out certain duties, however there is also sound evidence to imply that disabled individuals experience systematic discrimination compared with employment, this
Discrimination Law
Running Head: DISCRIMINATION LAW Discrimination Law [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Discrimination Law Introduction The issue of workplace discrimination resulting from disable persons has not received nearly as much attention in the psychological literature as other forms of discrimination. There are many reasons for this lack of attention ranging from the recency of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) compared to other civil rights legislation, to problems with defining what actually constitutes disable persons in both the legal and behavioral sense. However, it is particularly imperative that we work to better understand disable persons discrimination in the workplace given what little change there has been in the employment status of persons with disabilities since the advent of the ADA (Wells, 2001). Behavioral research on disable persons discrimination has grown since the passage of the ADA, has become more systematic, and is more relevant to employment issues. Yet, our review underscores the point that there is still a long way to go until we can gain a workable understanding of the psychological aspects of disable persons discrimination in the workplace (Bennet & Hartman, 2004, 136-296). The vast majority of studies examined selection decision using either paper credentials, videotaped interviews, or both. Given the inconclusive results of
Price discrimination
Consumers and sellers know that there are products and services whose prices vary depending on who is buying and where the product is sold. (For instance, a doctor may charge differing fees for performing surgery on rich and indigent patients; a decent breakfast obtained in Manila may cost twice as much as a comparable meal in Mindanao.) For goods and services such as these, the price difference cannot be explained by such reasons as differences in quality, delivery or packaging. The practice of selling the same product at different prices depending on the type of consumer, the quantity or volume involved or where the product is sold is referred to in Economics as price discrimination. Although most often undertaken to increase profits, price discrimination can be considered an important re-distributive mechanism and can be used to satisfy a desirable social goal. Price discrimination applies in three ways. A seller charging a different price according to the type of consumer practices what economists call first-degree price discrimination. For each consumer, the price reflects the maximum that consumer is willing and able to pay. In other words, the seller tries to reap as much profit from each consumer as possible. Examples of first-degree price discrimination abound among professional (such as lawyers, accountants and artists) and health (doctors, nurses, and other
Age Discrimination.
Age Discrimination Age discrimination - most Americans have heard the term, but how many truly understand the causes, implications, and tremendous impact it has on the American economy? Despite passage of The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age (EEOC 1), discrimination continues. We must understand why it exists in the first place, what the benefits of hiring and retaining experienced workers are, what the current status of the 40-and-over workforce is, and what should be done to prepare for the future. The median age of the American worker is somewhere around 40, and is expected to reach 41 by the year 2005. The number of workers age 55 and older is anticipated to pass 22 million by that time (Steinhauser "Diversity" 1). So why is our society so youth oriented? The answer lies in a simple, five-letter word - the media. The media -- be it via television and cable, movies, or magazines -- loves youth, and deifies trim, fit and extremely youthful models at every opportunity because that is what sells movies, shows, and magazines. Older persons in sit-coms are generally portrayed as foolish dolts, the butt of jokes and witty barbs tossed about by teenage geniuses who run circles around their poor, idiotic elders. The media generally does not present aging persons
