Action T4

What is picketing? Picketing is where unions inform the public about a company dispute. Picketing is aimed at influencing and persuade people not to engage in any business transaction with the employer. Also, picketing is one the main activities that union movements do. Fossum states, picketing aims to deter union members from working. Picketing can last for a long time due to employees being upset with their employers on the matter of employment grievance (pg.420-421). Strikes occur when…

The concept of the American Dream has been given many meanings over the years and one of the most common one is the notion that American should be grounded on equality. The American Dream is the idea that every individual should have the freedom to air their views and to acquire wealth and fame through hard work irrespective of their social class (Cullen, 8). I find this meaning to be biased depending on the different social classes that exist in America, public figures like Martin Luther King…

Commitment to Employers Question 1: I would not feel comfortable disclosing this confidential information to the state governor. It is important to review what the agency’s policies are and what I had signed in agreement to when I first started the job. According to Reamer, “Social workers should support their employers’ policies and honor their agreements with them” (Casebook, 2009). This question is stating that providing the governor with this information might comply with the agency’s…

Introduction Diversity; a small word with a large meaning. Diversity is present in all aspects of our lives. Whether we are talking about culture, race, ethnicity, gender, or even sexual orientation we are talking about diversity. Diversity is not always looked at in a positive manner but without diversity we would all be the same. We would all be normal; no one would have unique backgrounds or interesting life stories. Our society is built on diversity and the individualism of our population.…

Is TV Too White? Visible minorities make up less than 30% of all those who appear in the top 100 films of 2014, according to University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication (Smith et al). A number which is too low to represent the diversity of multicultural countries such as Canada, United States, Australia, etc. When asked what are the difficulties of working in the entertainment industry, amateur actors from various backgrounds mostly mention the complicated task of…

Multiculturalism is a debated topic in Canada and around the world due to rising issues of identity and rights for minority groups. Will Kymlicka is a Canadian scholar who “focuses on issues of democracy and diversity, and in particular on models of citizenship and social justice within multicultural societies.” Kymlicka proposes that states should protect minority and cultural rights, attempts to categorize minorities into two groups, identifies that culture is a synonym to a nation and states…

Most important, build a close working relationships to attain a positive outcome. A place where employee’s talents and skills are highly valued will help to continually improve their quality of performances. It can make the flow of work done more efficiently and make products and services better. Employees should be able to enhance their skills so that it will produce a better quality of product. Companies get their new ideas and employees are reassured that their differences are an asset to…

The American Dream has the the possibility of becoming a reality and does not have an official definition, everyone has a different take on it. Some may say it is owning a home or receiving an education. Others might say becoming famous or wealthy. The American Dream is freedom, equal opportunities and a chance at a better life for you and your children. However, these dreams are not always possible for everyone, especially in urban areas like Washington, D.C, because of White Privilege and…

However the video showed evidence for a more complex picture, and that racism and SDHs play a much more important role. I decided to go further and specifically ask the audience how they perceive racism in Brazil? o The audience agreed that Brazil have racism. o But, the first comment (by 1 women) was that the Black people are racist against Whites?!? o That was followed by the notion that as Black people are bullied since childhood and the natural defense is to become aggressive against Whites…

are social rules and regulations as well as norms and values that universities as well as other countries have established and it is against the law/rules to discriminate against any person where the university do not tolerate with those kind of actions (Mitchell, 2016). Yet, in the year of 2016, a teenager guy who is a freshman student at East Tennessee State University crashed into a silent protest of Black Lives Matter wearing a gorilla mask and giving bananas out to them. I cannot even…