Respect for diversity

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This subfield examines the importance of respecting diversity in all its forms.

- "Businesses benefit by having diversity in their workforce."
- "The progression of the models of diversity within the workplace since the 1960s."
- "The original model for diversity was situated around affirmative action drawing from equal opportunity employment objectives implemented in the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
- "Any individual academically or physically qualified for a specific job could strive for (and possibly succeed) at obtaining the said job without being discriminated against based on identity."
- "These initiatives were met with accusations that tokenism was the reason an individual was hired into a company when they differed from the dominant group."
- "Dissatisfaction from minority groups eventually altered and/or raised the desire to achieve perfect employment opportunities in every job."
- "The social justice model evolved next and extended the idea that individuals outside the dominant group should be given opportunities within the workplace."
- "Diversity initiatives must be sold as business, not social work."
- "In the deficit model, it is believed that organizations that do not have a strong diversity inclusion culture will invite lower productivity, higher absenteeism, and higher turnover, which will result in higher costs to the company."
- "Establishments with more diversity are less likely to have successful unionization attempts."
- "The models of diversity within the workplace have progressed since the 1960s."
- "Equal opportunity employment objectives were implemented in the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
- "Accusations that tokenism was the reason an individual was hired into a company when they differed from the dominant group."
- "Dissatisfaction from minority groups eventually altered and/or raised the desire to achieve perfect employment opportunities in every job."
- "The social justice model extended the idea that individuals outside the dominant group should be given opportunities within the workplace."
- "Diversity initiatives must be sold as business, not social work."
- "Organizations that do not have a strong diversity inclusion culture will invite lower productivity, higher absenteeism, and higher turnover."
- "Higher costs to the company" through lower productivity, higher absenteeism, and higher turnover.
- "Establishments with more diversity are less likely to have successful unionization attempts."
- "Businesses benefit by having diversity in their workforce."