Diversity In The Workplace: Case Study

However, people are becoming more open to the fact that there are homosexual people. One of these reasons would be because

Prior to Cracker Barrel’s evaluation and termination of lesbian and gay employees, the company frequently denied them promotional opportunities, applicants being rejected, employees fired and decision makers became bias; nevertheless, both heterosexual and same-sex were employed with the company. The difficulties of implementing discrimination rules against sexual orientation, originates from these main factors: “employers view homosexuality as somehow detrimental to job performance or harmful to the company’s public profile;” more importantly, the company hasn’t established a nondiscriminatory policy against homosexuals; hence, it is “difficult to trace” (Harvey & Allard, 2015, p. 166). Seeing the rapid growth of the company being unfazed by the boycott and other movements in the media, Dan Evins felt empowered to continue rejecting homosexuals; hence, he did. The upward trending of the company’s profit, proves the vast support for Cracker Barrel’s actions.

Our country is a good example of what diversity means. Globalization has increased rapidly, making our society a more diverse place. Where individuals from foreign places with different cultures, race, and languages all unite to become one. As one of my favorite novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, once said, “The rich are different from you and me.” (Walter Benn Michaels 725) The problem here is that Fitzgerald failed to realize that the “rich” were the same as everyone else, except with more money. A diverse society represents a country with various people of color, socioeconomics, national origin, etc. Although we are all different yet, the same, and come from different places, race, color, gender, and socioeconomics, nobody is looked down upon nor superior to the other.

Today, most people view diversity as a good thing because it gives people the chance to experience different things outside

Also, even though its said gays are united we still seem to go by hierarchy where race and the kind a gay you are makes you different or less deserving which would be the biggest weakness our community

Race diversity should not be thought of as a bad thing, we should embrace race diversity. By embracing another race or cultural it allows a race other than one’s own to be shared and understood why one race of people way of life is unlike one’s own without having culture shock when one comes across another race of people. A good thing about a different race one is able to learn what we concerned abnormal or normal through another culture eyes “per say” without leaving one’s community. Race diversity is hitting us in every walk of life from our work place, schools, doctors’ offices, and even our own

Diversity is an important and beautiful concept in our society and this essay will prove why. Reasons to support this are it makes each individual life worthwhile, it helps us evolve and become better and it can build closer relationships.

Often times in America, land of the free, diversity is celebrated in order to create peace between cultures and establish a safe area where people will be judged for who they are rather than by the color of their skin. This idea of a picture-perfect world may never exist however, based on the fact that diversity seems to create conflict a lot more often than resolve. All cultural conflicts spark from the shared roots of oppression and varying beliefs.

When thinking of diversity one is either thinking of division or unity. There are many views upon the subject that says otherwise. Throughout society today diversity is happening everywhere, which leads to a mixture of everything going on. In which you never know what to expect. Our society is going through a crises of either the bad or good of diversity. Through the years there have been an sort of diversity with religion, gender, and race. In a weird way all three of those subjects are very much connected. Because of diversity different religions, genders, and race had made it their duty to cast others out. When they don't even have the power to do so. Just because someone is different doesn't mean they don't have the

This is a pitfall that I am striving to overcome however, with the first step of being aware of my particular weaknesses. Secondly I realized if I rejected working with a gay or lesbian couple on the basis that I objected to their lifestyle, logic then dictates that I approve of the lifestyle of all the other clients with whom I work. Additionally, I realize that I have a particular aversion to working with gay or lesbian couples (as opposed to couples who are living together), and this is also an area that I am currently addressing.

First, Tilcsik (2011) states that the audit study shows direct evidence of sexual orientation discrimination that exists in hiring, better than studies of discrimination complaints, or surveys of one’s own experiences (p. 588). Secondly, because the audit-study ranges across geographic locations that vary in attitudes and legislation in regard to this issue, it provides information on how different laws and attitudes affect the probability of gay people being hired in various labor markets. Lastly, the study gives insight to the power of stereotyping in sexual orientation discrimination. Prior audit studies have not performed similar insight into stereotyping.

The diversity in the Bay Area is a beautiful thing to be surrounded by because it feels comparable to a miscegenation of cultures and I am able to learn from others; however, this does not mean that there is less discrimination and prejudice. I feel that our society will never be a perfectly happy society and people will always be prejudice and discriminate one another. It is evident that both prejudice and discrimination are shown in the Bay Area as I have: observed this on a daily basis (third-person perspective); frequently been discriminated against; and I too am a participant of being prejudice, although I am not proud of this. In my opinion, more diversity (in this case the Bay Area), means that there should be more prejudice involved.

Heteronormativity is known as the belief that “heterosexuality is the only normal and natural expression of sexuality (Merriam-Webster).” While homosexuality is becoming more accepted in today’s society, heteronormativity is still a prominent issue in the media and life at home. There are various opinions on heteronormativity, some believing that it is not an issue and others believing it is alienating gay individuals. Although it does not affect the majority of households and individuals in the U.S, a solution to heteronormativity would benefit LGBTQ individuals who feel isolated from the rest of society.

It is important to note that for MSM ““gay enclaves have served as important sources of social support, solidarity, and network building for members of the gay community, especially so for those who have experienced a sense of rejection by their natal communities” (Kelly, Carpiano, Easterbrook, & Parsons, 2014). However, such enclaves as you will see contribute to sexual deviance.

Based on the public interest, “gay space” is important to support creative and high-tech industries. San Francisco, Washington, and San Diego, are all designed as high-tech areas in United States. According to Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser’s statistical analysis, gay workers do a better job than heterosexual (?) individual (Gates & Florida, 2002). Thus, creating diversity and inclusiveness within the population of high-tech industry areas can help to attract creativity and talent in a wide labor pool.