SOCY 303 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pro Bono, Diversity Training, Glass Ceiling

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 303
• Professor: W.Andrew Silver

Document Summary

Protecting boundaries: today, diversity and discrimination (williams et al. 2014; by et al 2014: going global (harrington 2015, the rise of corporate diversity programs, key questions: Public relations: the appeal of diversity is about looking good and feeling good, as an orientation that obscures inequalities, like the obscuring of a rotten core behind a shiny surface. As such, diversity as a term has a marketing appeal. (ahmed 2007:606: diversity vs. affirmative action . Separating diversity programs from affirmative action has the unintended consequences of delegitimizing and undermining the work of diversity managers because they lose the legal mandate for their programs (p. 443: diversity and discrimination. 2014: focus: women scientists, methods: qualitative, context: failing diversity management , argument: why such little benefit, women in oil and gas. Shell working to promote inclusion is not merely a human resource initiative. It is at the very core of how we do business. : women"s experience in diversity programs (findings)