COM 315 Lecture 7: Diversity
4 Oct 2018
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It is easier to form or harbor prejudices, biases, and stereotypes and to discriminate against people whose diversity characteristics belong to the first category of visible and readily detectable attributes (p. 126) These shared views and behaviors, in turn, create a sense of belonging among group members with respect to other groups. Scholars argue that such broad diversity categories dilute the real meaning of diversity. There are some general distinction categories that do seem to cut across many national and local cultures (p. 128) However, there are two problems in utilizing some of these distinction categories to define diversity: Some of the distinction categories may have either a positive or negative impact on employment and job prospects in different countries. These distinction categories are not exhaustive of the domain. Many countries utilize diversity categories that are not included on the list. In the global context, the definition of workforce diversity in this book is:
