Chapter6

Chapter Six

Part one:

1. How can having a stereotype create a self-fulfilling prophecy and how can this impact diversity hiring and promotion?

2. How does a hiring manager or a person with authority and power in the workplace work against using category based information to make important decisions regarding

employees or those looking to be hired?

3. Name three things the text suggest can be done to control stereotypes. 4. Why does the text state that prejudice and discrimination are hard to disentangle? 5. How can a manager in the workplace use intergoup contact to improve relationships?

Part two:

Read “The Jigsaw Classroom” on pages 122-123. Now discuss how can the jigsaw

classroom can work in organizations (not just education)—but what do you need to be

able to implement this strategy.

Part three:

Go to Social Influence and watch this youtube video. Now read the page found at:

definition of dominant group (think about how this video and the definition of the dominant

group can work together)

Now summarize in one or two paragraphs how the viewpoint of the video and those who

may be a part of the dominant group impacts diversity and/or inclusion in organizations.