Cob 202 Chp. 5

Front 1

the notion that companies are encouraged to hire members of underrepresented groups over members of majority groups when all things are equal

Back 1

affirmative action

Front 2

negative reaction to the gaining of power and influence by members of perviously underrepresented groups, leading to fear, resentment, and reverse discrimination

Back 2

backlash

Front 3

making incorrect causal attributions, such as "she was asking for it" when referring to a young woman who is attacked while walking home after attending a friend's party.

Back 3

blaming the victim

Front 4

barring an individual from membership in an organization or from a job because of her membership in a particular group.

Back 4

discrimination

Front 5

dealing with the collective mixture of differences and similarities along a given dimension

Back 5

diversity

Front 6

a tendency to regard one's own group, culture, or nation as superior to others, such as what sometimes occurs in a selective club, religous sect, or political organization.

Back 6

ethnocentrism

Front 7

consciously shunning or verbally or physically abusing an individual because of membership in a particular grou, such as individuals ganging up on a man because he's gay.

Back 7

harassment

Front 8

refers to how loosely or tightly integrated the society seems, the degree to which the people of the country prefer to act as individuals rather than members of groups

Back 8

individualism vs. collectivism

Front 9

refers to a culture's tendency to focus more on the future or the past, which includes economic success and values regarding savings and persistence.

Back 9

long-term vs. short term orientation

Front 10

a philosophy about how differences among individuals and organizations can be embraced rather than feared, encouraged rather than squelched

Back 10

managing diversity

Front 11

refers to the degree to which emphasis is placed on assertiveness, relationships, and quality of life.

Back 11

masculinity vs. femininity

Front 12

refers to the acceptance (or lack thereof) of unequal power distribution

Back 12

power distance

Front 13

unjustified negative attitude toward a person based on his or her membership in a particular group, such as not wanting to consider any college students for employment at your business because you believe they are all irresponsible, carefree partiers who will not be reliable workers

Back 13

prejudice

Front 14

approaching a person in an unwanged, uninvited, intimate way, interfering with that person's productivity or advancement

Back 14

sexual harassment

Front 15

set of beliefs about a group that is applied universally to all members of that group, such as "all poor people are uneducated"

Back 15

stereotypes

Front 16

reflects the degree of threat felt when facing ambiguity and risk

Back 16

uncertainty avoidance