Training Diversity in the Workplace - Assignment Example

Download file to see previous pages Discrimination is a vice against humanity. Nobody should be discriminated against based on their characteristics such as color, ethnic background, race, or gender. Until recently, the working population consisted of mostly non-Hispanic whites. But of late, marginalized groups that were regarded as inferior have started taking up formal employment (Newbold, 2010). There have been several studies into the composition of the American population and this information has been used to predict current and future trends in regards to workplace composition. These changes will not only be presented in society but will also manifest themselves in the workplace. When there is an increase in the population of a certain ethnic group, for example, the Asians, this implies that the same group will be available in all spheres of life. As a result, there will be an increase in Asians in the workforce as well. Supervisors play a key role in this project because they are at the front line when dealing with employees. They are at the front when it comes to implementation of the demands of the management and therefore they play a key role in regards to upholding the correct behavior among the employees.

In that regard, dealing with the issue of workplace discrimination will not be useful until we first of all look at the current population trends and the projected future trends so that we can compare and come up with a plan of how we are going to deal with this influx of foreigners in our country.

2. Relevance in the Workplace
The workplace forms a very important role in American society. Industries form the backbone of American society and as such should be as stable as possible (Bean, 1987). The American workforce has over the years consisted predominantly of non-Hispanic whites. However, due to immigration this trend has begun to change and will change further in the years to come. Previously, these marginalized groups were considered inferior and this mentality still forms the core in the older generations. They find it difficult to comprehend that they should consider the other ethnic groups to be similar to them and share the same rights and freedoms with them. ...Download file to see next pages Read More