Vocab
Diversity
having representatives from different backgrounds, cultures, or demographics in a group. It includes age, race, nationality, gender, mental ability, physical ability, and other qualities that make an individual unique.
Female
What law prohibits discrimination in promotions, wages, hiring, benefits, layoffs, and termination. It also eliminated mandatory retirement in most occupations.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Ethnicity
is related to the foods, customs, clothing, beliefs, and other factors that make up a person's culture.
Culture
the shared beliefs, customs, practices, and social behaviors of a particular group. Often, culture is associated with a nation or with ethnicity, but it may be associated with a region or other qualification.
True Or False: Some fields or careers tend to consist mostly of males, while some fields tend to consist mostly of females. However, all genders must have equal opportunities in all fields.
True
True Or False: The benefits of an age-neutral work force include flexibility, creativity, a broad customer base, and diverse perspectives.
True
Race
generally defined as a large group of people who share history, ancestry, and physical traits.
Stereotype
a belief or generalization about a group of people with a given set of characteristics.
any action that denies opportunities, privileges, or rewards based on a person's gender.
True Or False: Multiple age groups at a work place is usually NOT good.
False
What law ended segregation in workplaces and public schools, as well as unequal voting requirements. This made it illegal to discriminate against a person based on his or her race, color, religion, gender, or national origin.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Inclusion
the practice of recognizing, accepting, valuing, and respecting diversity.
Gender identity
a person's internal sense of being male or female.
Age neutral environment
an environment embraces workers of all ages and takes advantage of the values and strengths each generation brings to the workplace.
True Or False: Diversity is bad
False