Political pressure has forced many Arab publications to fold. An ABC News/Washington Post poll on September 13, 2001 found that 43% of the respondents were more likely to be suspicious of people who they "think are of Arab descent" (Davis, 2001)
Even citizens with minor criminal convictions are affected by this act, although pilots, mechanics and other positions with more sensitive access to planes, while subjected to background checks, are not required to be citizens. David Steigman, a spokesman for the new Transportation Security Administration has acknowledged that the government has a list of about 1,000 people who are deemed "threats to aviation" and not allowed on airplanes under any circumstances (Lindorff, 2002)
It is important to note that, as is true of all crime statistics, many incidents go unreported due to fears of retaliation. Racial profiling is now considered a legal policy and a valid strategy to fight terror (Lydersen, 2003)
S. soil (Willoughby, 2003): There has been a 1700% increase in reported hate and bias crimes against Arabs, Muslims and those perceived to be Arab or Muslim since September 11
Mobbing is a form of discrimination in the workplace, which is a come a long way in the past few decades. Discrimination in the working environment is mostly carried out in the form of prejudice, which comes in qualitatively various kinds that have to be managed differently (Morris & Fiske, 2009)
One expert writes, "Service dogs perform tasks such as operating light switches, retrieving items, pulling wheelchairs, and opening doors. Hearing dogs assist people who are deaf or hearing impaired by alerting them to sounds such as telephone rings, crying infants, alarms, and people calling them by name" (Henderson)
This family was faced with eviction because their landlord did not believe their Autistic son needed or warranted a service animal. He stated, "If he was blind, that would be different'" (Tilton)
The perpetrator didn't assault or rob me. It was clear that my dog was a guide dog used to assist someone who is blind'" (Wolfe)
Discrimination based on age has an impact on the younger employees because they are eventually not guaranteed of promotion even after attaining a field of knowledge in his/her area of specialization. From the statistical discrimination theory, it is suggested that employers sometimes discriminate when hiring and promoting a certain group of individuals because of the inferences and perceptions of evidence that they are less productive than other groups (Alon, 2007)
Due to their urge for profits, they are forced to operate under a minimum expense by producing less expensive products with the least expensive workers. The economic theory confirms that, firms which discriminate based on age, gender, race or color, are likely to lose their efficient workers to other firms that do not engage in discriminatory practices (Byron, 2010)
This implies that there are slightly more female than males. Types of Employment Discrimination There are various types of discriminatory practices taking place in the work places, these include; Age, sex, race, equal compensation, disability, religion, retaliation and pregnancy (Bell, 2007)
Statistical discriminators do not rely on an individual evaluation of productivity, but, they tend to rely on the belief about a certain group averages to classify people according to their efficiencies. Most managers heading both sectors are found engaging in statistical discrimination when they are seeking to recruit candidates for highly productive fields (Couch, 2010)
As much as coping is concerned, not all persons will be able to cope in the same manner. Those affected are known to undergo the coping mechanism in two ways, first being the emotional focused coping while the other being problem-focused coping (Hirsh, 2008)
From this theory, an individual whom the public does not associate his/her presence with a certain kind of work is more doubted than a person whom they have faith that he/she can handle the work. For example, a woman with mechanic skills can be discriminated upon by the other workers because they do not associate such a woman doing an excellent work as compared to the one done by men (McDonald, 2008)
Due to the increased migration of people, the companies available could not offer employment for everyone, this lead to competition for job opportunities resulting to issues such as discrimination. At a workplace employment discrimination is more crucial especially when one is seeking recruitment, appraisal and evaluation (Roscigno, 2007)
However upon close examination it is not hard to see that I do believe several stereotypical assumptions about certain populations, particularly the Native American population. Discrimination and stereotypes can sometimes be unconscious, as evidenced by the literature reviewed (Ayres, 2003; Lum, 2003)
¶ … History of Discrimination Discrimination and prejudiced feelings and opinions against Native Americans stems back to colonial times, when colonists and living practices as well as governance policies did not adequately value "the culture, history and knowledge of the American Indians" (Koppelman & Goodhart, 2003:86)
Many indigenous people today face issues with forced assimilation into the "dominant society" which include struggling with high unemployment rates, low school completion rates, domestic abuse and alcoholism (Koppelman & Goodhart, 2003:97). In addition may Many suggest that Native Americans have not had the opportunity to "adequately mourn the events that happened to ancestors" and their unresolved grief lies at the hart of their current social problems (Lum, 2003: 203)
Freshman (2003) supports the notion that education is of vital importance to preventing discrimination and attacking prejudice attitudes. Further promoting awareness of discrimination as a disease might help people understand how pervasive and insidious discrimination and stereotypical attitudes are at the core (Freshman, 2003)
6 million women were plaintiffs in the case, all of whom were employed in some capacity by Wal-Mart from the time of December 16, 1998; and 3) Wal-Mart is a cultural leader in the retail space as the company holds the position of biggest private employer in the United States (Spangler, 2008). A key factor in the Dukes case is that the employees believed they were discriminated against as women because the Wal-Mart practice of allowing absolute discretion by local manager to determine pay, training opportunities, and promotions established conditions under which rampant discrimination could -- and apparently did -- occur (Aron, 2011)