MGMT 4640 Study Guide - Final Guide: Job Satisfaction, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Of 2009
Document Summary
Insiders vs outsiders: different ethic white groups use their invisible ethnicity to define americans as white insiders. Idea that society"s resources are distributed on the basis of individual merit: unearned privileges-racial dominance due to race or sex, unearned privileges-morally and ethically concerning. Meaning of ethnicity for whites: ethnic identity: part of an individual"s self-concept derived from memberships, research evidence shows that whites with high racial identity development are most comfortable with blacks. Research evidence: during interview assessments: white recruiters preferred white applicants, black recruiters did not favor blacks, female recruiters showed no preference, performance-reward discrimination exists. Sex and gender issues: affect both men and women, women are called the 51% minority because they are overrepresented in low level jobs, devaluation of women"s work results in gender and sex based discrimination. Educational levels: on average, men have more education than women, approximately 60% of younger advanced degree holders are women.
