Diversity: Key WORDS Ch 4, 5 & 6 Flashcards
access discrimination
when people are denied employment opportunities, or “access” to jobs, based on their race, sex, age, or other factors not related to productivity
discouraged workers
people who have become so discouraged about the lack of employment opportunities that the have stopped looking for jobs and have dropped out of the workforce
glass walls
invisible barriers that confine minorities and women to certain types of positions within organizations
new racism
beliefs that racism no longer exists and that Blacks (or other racial groups) have attained excessive, unfair gains through programs such as affirmative action, resulting in discrimination when opportunity or rationale to do so arises
racial socialization
behaviors, communications, and interactions concerning their cultural heritage and the appropriate nation that Black parents model and explain to Black children
statistical discrimination
using observable characteristics (e.g., race, sex, age) as proxies for information about the productivity of workers
treatment discrimination
when people are employed but are treated differently once employed, receiving fewer job-related rewards, resources, or opportunities than they should receive based on job-related criteria
underemployed/ underemployment
the employment of workers at less than their full potential, including those working part-time, temporary, or intermittent jobs but desiring regular full-time work, those working for lower wages than their skills would indicate or in positions requiring considerably lower skills than they possess, and those involuntarily working outside of their fields
glass ceiling
an invisible barrier that prevents women, minorities, and people with disabilities from advancing past a certain level in organizations
employment hardship
joblessness, involuntary part-time work, and working poverty (fattigdom)
inter-ethnic discrimination
discrimination practiced by non-white racial and ethnic groups against other minorities
model minority
a minority group whose members are perceived as having achieved subset through hard work and determination and who are perceived as being suitable models for other minorities to emulate
model minority myth
the erroneous perception that U.S. Asians are free from concerns that plague other minorities (e.g., employment) and have all succeeded through hard work, determination, and commitment to education