Week 3

Diversity Week 3

Part One: Answer question, roughly 100-150 words, all citing must be APA

What role does diversity education play in eliminating racial profiling, police misconduct, and judicial treatment against minorities in America?

Part Two: Answer questions and cite all work in APA

1. Homer Plessy of the separate but equal case was seven-eighths White and could have "passed" for White, based on his appearance. What role does the invisibility of someone's race or ethnicity play in their treatment, experiences, and identity?

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

2. Japanese Americans served in World War II while their family members were held in relocation centers. As discussed in Chapter 4, African Americans served in World War II but rode in the back of buses and drank from separate "colored-only" water fountains while German prisoners of war drank from "Whites-only" fountains. Hispanics returning from war faced considerable hostility and violence. What ironies exist for people of color in the U.S. military in the present?

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

3. Discuss the potential negative individual and organizational consequences for Asian Americans being perceived as a "model minority."

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

4. What should law enforcement agencies do to curb discrimination against minorities? What can the public do?

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

Textbook:

Bell, M. P. (2012). Diversity in organizations (2nd ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western.