27 Jan In this activity, you will consider the elements of your topic you can develop to encourage, promote, and transform conversations about diversity. Include d
In this activity, you will consider the elements of your topic you can develop to encourage, promote, and transform conversations about diversity. Include diverse perspectives from varied sources to support your points. For this activity, you will discuss how to collaborate constructively with your chosen population group. You will then describe at least one positive element related to your topic and, finally, one element that could benefit from change.
You are not required to answer each question below the rubric criteria but may use them to better understand the criteria and guide your thinking.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
- Integrate reliable evidence from varied sources throughout your paper to support your analysis.
- It is important to draw from a more diverse pool of perspectives from varied sources to support the analysis. This is different from the Citations and Attributions rubric criterion.
- Reliable evidence from varied sources should be interwoven throughout the paper itself, while citing and attributing sources will be represented as APA in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your work.
- You will be evaluated on both criteria.
- Discuss how you would constructively collaborate with your population to encourage their engagement with your chosen topic.
- Consider how you would develop a dialogue with your population about the topic you have chosen. What are your ideas for supporting constructive and inclusive conversation and programs of engagement?
- Describe at least one positive element within your topic that supports transformation.
- What conversational and collaborative approaches have already been successful? Visualize how this positive element could have a ripple effect towards a transformative conversation about your topic. This is not simply your opinion but should be supported by reliable evidence.
- If you do not think your topic has been engaged with positively or successfully, explain why you have come to this conclusion.
- Describe at least one specific element within your topic that could benefit from change.
- What potential opportunities are there to improve your topic? What could be done differently to encourage, promote, or transform your topic? Build off ways that your topic has been discussed and represented in the past. This is not simply your opinion but should be supported by reliable evidence.
Submit your short paper as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
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2-2 Activity: Topic Introduction
Jacob Wright
Southern New Hampshire University
IDS-400: Diversity
Professor Boyd
21 January 2024
Workplace Diversity and Its Impact on African Americans
The issue of workplace diversity is, without doubt, multifaceted and for this reason, it demands assessment via different lenses. In this perspective, my focus would be on the effect of workplace diversity on African Americans, which represents a population, looking from history, that has faced significant systemic challenges, Also, this choice this stems from the historical lens, and this provides for a robust analysis of legal milestones for example, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and also their role in determining workplace dynamics for African Americans.
African Americans constitute a huge population that have been directly affected by workplace diversity. From a historical point of view, African Americans have experienced discrimination and this is based on race. This then necessitates the need for legal achievements important aimed at doing away with this type of barriers. On the other hand, there still exist challenges to date. It therefore shows the importance of having a look into the narratives and stories that show the manner in which workplace diversity, or the lack thereof, has shaped the lives and experiences of American Americans.
For example, by analyzing the historical experiences, one notes their struggle for equal opportunities, fair treatment, and advancement within organizations. These experiences recorded in history have today brought about a bitter-sweet feeling. On the one hand, there has been triumphs as laws have been made to guarantee that there is workplace diversity. However, there exist challenges. All these show the nuanced impact of diversity initiatives on African American career paths and overall experiences in the workplace.
The choice of the social lens is important since it provides an overview of the societal structural and interpersonal dynamics impacting African Americans in the workplace. Moreover, African Americans continue to face systemic barriers, power dynamics and biases and these aspects continue to shape the experiences of this population. In order to enhance inclusive environments, there is need for understanding of the manner in which workplace diversity impacts interpersonal relationships.
Furthermore, the thesis statement for this analysis is: “Examining workplace diversity through the historical and social lenses. Through this, the paper aims to deeply analyze the impact of diversity initiatives on African Americans. Specifically, this would focus on legal milestones, individual narratives, and societal structures. Through examining these three important structures, I aim to establish the complex relationship between workplace diversity and the experiences of African Americans (Roberson, 2019). Eventually, all these would contribute to the current conversation on inclusive work environments.
References
Roberson, Q. M. (2019). Diversity in the workplace: A review, synthesis, and future research agenda. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 6, 69-88.
