Minority groups

In the mental health profession, the variability of symptoms has an impact on misdiagnosing clients, that can’t be overlooked. An example of how the variability of symptoms can lead to misdiagnosis is with the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder after a traumatic brain injury. For example, memory gaps resulting from coma and post traumatic amnesia have the same characteristics Personality change, including impulsiveness, reduced insight, rigid thinking, reduced motivation, and impaired learning

Hispanic Americans are the largest minority group in the United States. They make up approximately 16 percent of the country 's population. They are considered both an ethnic and a racial minority group. Their language, a cultural characteristic, identifies them as an ethnic minority group. Their physical appearance identifies Hispanic-Americans as a racial minority group (Healy 2012). The majority of the Hispanic American population is located in the southwest part of the country. The three largest

The high number of reported new cases of diabetes yearly among ethnic minorities and the aging population is alarming. According to a report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National diabetes Statistics Report in 2014, diabetes is high among minorities; 15.9% American Indian/Alaska Native, 13.2% African American and 12.8% Hispanics. This is consistent with the community I worked with during the first part of my clinical rotation. The community of Casa de Merced in Tolleson

individuals who live in great living conditions. The reason being low-income individuals do not typically live near hospitals or places where they can get treatment (Mukherejee). Over-priced medications greatly affect the quality of life for impoverished minorities. Chronically ill residents of these

support his claim that the film faithfully represents diversity. For example, we can see this in United in Anger’s footage capturing ACT UP’s protest of the noninclusive drug trials at the NIH; Hubbard specific focuses on those protests led by minority groups, including African

of the group, social norms, shared beliefs, and cooperation with group members. In general, Asians and Hispanics for example have roots in nations with collectivist traditions, while Anglos have roots in the European tradition of individualism (Bauer and Erdogan 2010). The extent of people's cultural beliefs of individualism or collectivism has been used to predict the effectiveness of many management practices. An organization's culture determines the ability of members from other groups to perform

and applicant pool are used to compare how many individuals were hired from various groups in the applicant pool. Selection ratios and the 4/5 rule This method to assess disparate impact is to compare the proportion of applicants who are hired from several sources. The rule states that if the organization’s utilization rate of minority group is below fourth-fifth (0.8) of the utilization rate of a majority group, disparate impact may exist. In our case, there are both external and internal applicants

Affirmative action is “an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women; also : a similar effort to promote the rights or progress of other disadvantaged persons” As defined by Webster’s Dictionary. This is a practice used by many fine colleges and universities across America. Recently a wave of bans has stormed the nation, starting in California, spreading to states like Michigan and Texas. Banning affirmative action strikes outrage

racioethnic minorities than less innovative companies. Research by Charlene J. Nemeth found that minority views can stimulate consideration of non-obvious alternatives in task groups. Nemeth found that the "minority" groups adopted multiple strategies and identified more solutions than the "majority" groups. She concluded that the groups exposed to minority views were more creative than the more homogeneous, majority groups. She further concluded that persistent exposure to minority viewpoints stimulates

implemented (Infoplease). Affirmative Action was designed to provide equal access to universities for historically underrepresented minorities. The argument of whether Affirmative Action should be decimated is a simple one. Students who have the academic credentials and earn their way into college deserve to be accepted. For no reason should previously excluded minorities gain unfair leverage in an attempt to “right past wrongs”. But with Affirmative Action banned in only eight states, we are left with