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Discrimination

This document provides information about diversity, discrimination, and equal opportunity employment. It defines diversity as comprising distinct qualities and notes ways people can be diverse, such as by race, social status, age, religion, gender or ability. Discrimination is defined as treating individuals differently due to differences. Common types of discrimination discussed include those based on sex, disability, age, race/ethnicity and religion. US law prohibits various forms of employment discrimination and requires employers to provide accommodations for disabilities.

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Discrimination

This document provides information about diversity, discrimination, and equal opportunity employment. It defines diversity as comprising distinct qualities and notes ways people can be diverse, such as by race, social status, age, religion, gender or ability. Discrimination is defined as treating individuals differently due to differences. Common types of discrimination discussed include those based on sex, disability, age, race/ethnicity and religion. US law prohibits various forms of employment discrimination and requires employers to provide accommodations for disabilities.

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Diversity and

Discrimination
Vocabulary, Facts, and
Information
Diversity
 Diverse means being composed of
distinct or different elements or
qualities
 People are diverse in many ways:
• Race/Ethnicity
• Social/Economic Status
• Age
• Religion
• Gender
• Ability 2
Diversity
 Diversity is all around us
• At school
• At work
• Everywhere you go
 It is best to treat people who are
different than you with tolerance
• Tolerance is treating everyone fairly and
equally

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Diversity—FYI
If you could shrink the earth’s population to a village of
precisely 100 females & males-but maintain the existing
demographic ratios-the group would look like this:
57 Asians 14 Western Hemisphere
dwellers (North & South
America)
8 Africans 70 nonwhites

30 Whites 70 non-Christians

30 Christians 70 unable to read

50 malnourished 80 living in substandard


housing
1 college graduate 50% of world’s wealth in hands
of 6 people—all in the U. S. 4
Discrimination
 Discrimination is acting toward or
treating individuals or groups in a
different manner because they are
different

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Discrimination
 What often leads to Discrimination?
• Stereotypes—an idea or statement
about all of the members of a group
• Prejudices—a negative attitude toward a
group of people
• Racism—the belief that members of one
race or ethnic group are superior to
members of other races or ethnic group

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The Law
 The United States has enacted
several laws that make it unlawful
for employers to discriminate
against employees, applicants, and
clients.
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Age Discrimination Act of 1967
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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The Law
 Because of these laws, employers must
base decisions (such as hiring, firing, job
assignment, etc) solely on an employee’s
ability to do the job.
 Employers must make accommodations
(changes) for employees/customers with
disabilities
 Employers who discriminate are subject to
fines and lawsuits

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Equal Opportunity Employer
 An employer who agrees not to
discriminate against any employee or
job applicant
 Publically makes statements that it
does not discriminate:
• It is the policy and commitment of [name of business]
that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability,
or religion.

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Five Common Types of
Discrimination
 Sex/Gender Discrimination
 DisabilityDiscrimination
 Age Discrimination
 Racial/Ethnic Discrimination
 Religious Discrimination

SDARR
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Sex/Gender Discrimination
 Discrimination based upon a person’s
gender

 Non-traditional occupations
• Any occupation in which women or men
comprise less then 25% of the
workforce

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Disability Discrimination
 Discrimination based on the fact that a
person has a disability
• A disability is a long-lasting impairment that
limits a major life activity
• Can include mental or physical
 To accommodate disabled employees,
employers may have to:
• Restructure jobs
• Alter equipment
• Modify workstations
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Age Discrimination
 Employers may not discriminate
based on a person’s age

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Racial/Ethnic Discrimination
 Discrimination based on a person’s
ethnicity or race
• Ethnicity means belonging to groups of
people according to common racial,
national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or
cultural origin or background

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Religious Discrimination
 Employers may not discriminate
based upon a person’s religion
 Employers may need to make
accommodations, such as time off for
religious observances.

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