Subject File DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE

 

Ex. 1: Match the concepts from the word cluster above with their definitions.

Ex. 2: Find the words in the word cluster that can be used to talk about ...

 

a)       causes of/reasons for discrimination in the workplace

b)      actions and behaviours typical of discrimination in the workplace

c)       strategies against discrimination in the workplace

 

Ex. 3: Study the categories of bullying behaviour in Fig. 1 and match them with common forms of bullying in Fig. 2. 

Figure 1: Categories of bullying behaviour

Figure 2: Common forms of bullying 

KEY

Ex. 1: (1) ambition; (2) minority group; (3) affirmative action program; (4) racial profiling; (5) ethnicity; (6) nepotism; (7) quota; (8) recruitment; (9) equal opportunity; (10) social hierarchy

Ex. 2: 

a) age (ageism); sexual orientation (homophobia); religion/ethnicity (xenophobia); race (racism); career/ambition; disability (disablism); privilege (white/male); minority group;

b) unfair disadvantage; prejudice; social hierarchy; racial profiling; discrimination; nepotism; recruitment; 

c) equal opportunities, affirmative action programs, chance, justice, fairness, Human Rights, quota, job openings; recruitment of the best qualified;

Ex. 3: 

Threat to professional status

• ·         Falsely accused of mistakes the worker didn’t make.
• ·         Comments were ignored, dismissed or not acknowledged.
• ·         Constantly criticized by the boss or co-workers.
• ·         Belittling comments were made about the person’s work during meetings.
• ·         Credit for the person’s work was stolen.

Threat to personal standing

• ·         Yelled at by the boss in front of co-workers.
• ·         Gossip was spread about the worker.
• ·         Picked on for race, gender, appearance or other personal attributes.

Isolation

• ·         Purposely excluded from projects or meetings.

Overwork

Destabilization

• ·         A different set of standards or policies was used for the worker.