Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Lecture Notes - Political Correctness, W. M. Keck Observatory

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
• Professor: Kevin Thompson

Document Summary

Political correctness: useful because it allows people to realize the impact of their words. Problem: it can make people feel worried or scared to ask questions: too much can make people think that they can"t say anything/ask questions. Not diversity because it does not appreciate and accept. Power imbalance marginalized group (tolerated group) feels bad because they do not feel appreciated of who they are. Statistics: many companies like to state how many people of certain demographics are in their organization. Stats are good to show different groups, but do not show that these different groups necessarily get along with each other. A spectrum between hate and unconditional diversity (goal that will never really be reached). Individual identity is who we think we are based on our past experiences. If both are put on spectrum of diversity (b/w hate and unconditional diversity). Eg. when with group, less accepting vs. more accepting in the individual identity context.