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Chapter Questions
- In small groups, identify and discuss the signifi cant trends related to
diversity that have affected your agencies. What SHRM initiatives have
been established in your agencies to meet these challenges? Which
agency has the most comprehensive initiatives? - Can you think of an example when you might have possessed negative
assumptions, attitudes, or stereotypes of coworkers or fellow students
because they appeared to be different from you? Do you still feel that
way today? If not, what changed?
Online Activities
- Visit the U.S. Census Bureau Web site. Find a state profi le with Quickfacts,
and identify the demographic trends in that state. What do the trends
indicate? How should employers prepare for the future? - In small groups, have each individual take on the role of spokesperson
for a specifi c interest group, such as senior citizens, working women,
or gays and lesbians, and present the concerns of that group to an
employer. Use the Web sites of organizations like the American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 9 to 5 National Association of
Working Women, or the Department of Justice Pride to research your
positions. After each group ’ s concerns have been presented, discuss
where the interests overlap or are in contradiction. How would an
organization address those concerns, and are there any concerns they
would not realistically be able to address?