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This assignment discusses the importance of implementing affirmative action policies in an organization. It outlines the steps to develop an effective affirmative action program and addresses potential challenges and criticisms. It is for the HSM 240 module.
What's inside
- Importance of affirmative action policies
- Steps to develop an effective affirmative action program
- Potential challenges and criticisms of affirmative action
- Equal employment opportunity laws and discrimination
- Protected classes and reverse discrimination
Who it is for: Students taking the HSM 240 module. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Affirmative action policies and programs aim to correct past discrimination. Students learn about their steps and challenges, and how they differ from equal employment opportunity laws.
Affirmative action
Affirmative action is a set of policies and programs. They aim to increase the number of people from protected classes in an organisation. The writer suggests that a company would benefit from introducing it.
Steps to develop a program
The document lists eight steps to develop an effective affirmative action program. It explains each step in turn, from issuing a written policy to developing supportive programs. There is a reference to a guidebook.
Challenges to affirmative action
Affirmative action programs may face challenges. These include accusations of reverse discrimination and failure to assimilate protected classes into the workforce. The document discusses these challenges.
Equal opportunity laws
Equal opportunity laws cover discrimination, including sexual harassment. They also cover the same areas as affirmative action. It is important for organisations to follow these laws.
Key terms
- equal employment opportunity
- A policy and a set of laws to prevent discrimination in employment.
- protected classes
- Groups of people who have experienced discrimination in employment.
- reverse discrimination
- Favouring protected classes to the extent that unprotected individuals feel they are being discriminated against.
- sexual harassment
- Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
- token
- A person from a protected class who is hired to meet affirmative action goals, but may be seen as inferior.
- assimilation
- The process of integrating protected classes into an organisation's workforce.
Questions this document helps with
- What are the steps to develop an effective affirmative action program?
- What challenges might an organisation face when implementing affirmative action?
- What is the difference between affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws?
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