Week 6: Critiquing Employment Opportunities

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, you may wish to review the chapters in Blaine and Brenchley (2021) and Thompson (2021) assigned during previous weeks of the class. As necessary, review assigned and recommended readings and websites, and review assigned multimedia recordings.

In this paper, you will critically analyze a category of people subject to discrimination in the workplace. You will analyze the historical background of discrimination against this group of people, the protective policies and laws affecting this group, and the future of DEI efforts to support and promote this group in the workplace. You may choose to focus your analysis from among the marginalized groups we have studied throughout this class: racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals who are LGBTQ+, individuals with disabilities, and older people.

In your paper,

Part 1: History and Background of Discrimination

• Describe the history of discrimination against the group you have decided to profile.
  • Identify ways in which members of this group been discriminated against in the workplace and for what reasons.
  • Link this discrimination in the workplace to corresponding social bias and prejudice.
  • Identify previous laws or governmental policies and practices that marginalized this group of people.
  • Summarize the effect such discrimination has had on this group.

Part 2: Workplace Initiatives to Combat Discrimination

• Critique the laws and governmental actions that have been enacted or undertaken to protect this group and the consequences of these laws and governmental actions.
  • In what ways have these laws and governmental actions succeeded in protecting the human and civil rights of this group?
  • In what ways have these laws and governmental actions fallen short in protecting the human and civil rights of this group?
• Identify contemporary practices within organizations designed to ensure fair and equal employment opportunities for people in this group, and equitable opportunities in the workplace, including access to promotional opportunities.
• Propose a set of strategic initiatives that could help an organization with inclusion and equal opportunities for this group of people.
  • Identify potential obstacles to enacting such initiatives, including opposition by members of majority groups.

The Critiquing Employment Opportunities final paper

• Must be at least 2,200 words in length (not including title, abstract, and reference pages) and formatted according to APA Style.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to required resources.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• Must include separate abstract and reference pages that are formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Writing an AbstractLinks to an external site. and APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resources in the Writing Center for specifications.

Tutorial for Critiquing Employment Opportunities