Diversity: Key WORDS Ch 3 Flashcards
constructive discharge
making working conditions so unpleasant that an employee is forced to quit
disparate (olikartad) or adverse impact
when an apparently (tydlig) neutral, evenly applied job policy or employment practice has negative effect on the employment of people belonging to protected classes
disparate (olikartad) treatment
when an applicant or employee is treated differently because of membership in a protected class
gender role socialization
the process by which social institutions, including families, friends, organizations, and the media, form and shape expectations of acceptable behaviors for men and women
glass ceiling
an invisible barrier that prevents women, minorities, and people with disabilities from advancing in organizations
harassment
bothering, tormenting (plågande), troubling, ridiculing or coercing (tvinga) a person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age
hostile environment harassment
unwelcome conduct that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with job performance, or creating an intimidating (hotfull), hostile (fientlig), or offensive working environment
punitive (bestraffande) damages
money damages awarded in cases of intentional discrimination that are designed to punish the employer and deter other employers from discriminating
quid pro quo harassment (motprestationer trakasserier)
when managers, supervisors, or others with authority make sexual demands, and submission to or rejection of those demands i used as a basis for employment decisions
sexual harassment (trakasserier)
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that explicitly or implicitly (underförstått) interferes with a person’s employment, unreasonably interferes with her/his work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment
