In this activity, you will describe how using critical analysis influences your life and your perspectives. First, you will describe how critical analysis skills have affected

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2-2 Activity: Topic Introduction

Jacob Wright

Southern New Hampshire University

IDS-400: Diversity

Professor Boyd

21 January 2024

Workplace Diversity and Its Impact on African Americans

The issue of workplace diversity is, without doubt, multifaceted and for this reason, it demands assessment via different lenses. In this perspective, my focus would be on the effect of workplace diversity on African Americans, which represents a population, looking from history, that has faced significant systemic challenges, Also, this choice this stems from the historical lens, and this provides for a robust analysis of legal milestones for example, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and also their role in determining workplace dynamics for African Americans.

African Americans constitute a huge population that have been directly affected by workplace diversity. From a historical point of view, African Americans have experienced discrimination and this is based on race. This then necessitates the need for legal achievements important aimed at doing away with this type of barriers. On the other hand, there still exist challenges to date. It therefore shows the importance of having a look into the narratives and stories that show the manner in which workplace diversity, or the lack thereof, has shaped the lives and experiences of American Americans.

For example, by analyzing the historical experiences, one notes their struggle for equal opportunities, fair treatment, and advancement within organizations. These experiences recorded in history have today brought about a bitter-sweet feeling. On the one hand, there has been triumphs as laws have been made to guarantee that there is workplace diversity. However, there exist challenges. All these show the nuanced impact of diversity initiatives on African American career paths and overall experiences in the workplace.

The choice of the social lens is important since it provides an overview of the societal structural and interpersonal dynamics impacting African Americans in the workplace. Moreover, African Americans continue to face systemic barriers, power dynamics and biases and these aspects continue to shape the experiences of this population. In order to enhance inclusive environments, there is need for understanding of the manner in which workplace diversity impacts interpersonal relationships.

Furthermore, the thesis statement for this analysis is: “Examining workplace diversity through the historical and social lenses. Through this, the paper aims to deeply analyze the impact of diversity initiatives on African Americans. Specifically, this would focus on legal milestones, individual narratives, and societal structures. Through examining these three important structures, I aim to establish the complex relationship between workplace diversity and the experiences of African Americans (Roberson, 2019). Eventually, all these would contribute to the current conversation on inclusive work environments.

References

Roberson, Q. M. (2019). Diversity in the workplace: A review, synthesis, and future research agenda. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 6, 69-88.

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3-2 Activity: Critical Analysis: Engage

Jacob Wright

Southern New Hampshire University

IDS-400: Diversity

Professor Boyd

28 January 2024

Critical Analysis: Engage

Constructive Collaboration with the African American Population

I would adopt an empowering, participative approach to encourage deliberations on the issue of workplace diversity and how it affects African Americans. First of all, I would actively seek opinions from the African American community through focus group questionnaires and interviews. Their opinions and voices are heard with this participatory literature that shapes the story. Moreover, I would utilize existing community networks and organizations as safe venues for frank discussions on the topic to provide platforms where individuals can share their opinions and experiences. Secondly, I would seek joint ventures with firms and academic organizations that have successfully managed diversity. They can show positive examples and success stories to give concrete evidence of the benefits of workplace diversity. Thus, the purpose of this collaborative effort is to help establish a sense of being empowered and participate among African Americans about diversity matters at work.

Positive Element: Legal Milestones and Progress

One of the positive aspects that are characteristic of this subject is legislative milestones achieved to ensure diversity at work. Some things that were achieved as a result of removing racial boundaries include the Civil Rights Act, which dates back to 1964. This is not simply speculation; historical statistics support it. These legislative structures have helped increase accountability and consciousness for promoting company diversity. Such positive legal actions can create a framework for transformation by setting standards and anticipations of fair workplace behavior.

Element Benefiting from Change: Addressing Persistent Challenges

Undeniably, I do concur with the fact that there have been massive legal milestones. However, there is a need for acknowledgement that African Americans still face massive challenges especially when it comes to access to employment opportunities. Specifically, this issue has been aggravated by the existing structural barriers, power dynamics, and biases. For this reason, there is a need to undertake massive organizational diversity and inclusion training programs and workshops. This would then aid in bringing about inclusion. Also, there is a need to practically assess data based on how education and awareness can aid in reducing bias and enhancing workplace diversity. Consequently, many organizations would embrace this and achieve diversity and inclusion, especially for African Americans. To sum up, involving African Americans in this conversation on diversity and inclusion would have to be holistic and comprehensive. For example, the conversation based on workplace diversity may shift as it can prioritize the aspect of laws aimed at helping organizations and nations solve problems through education and awareness. This method, besides recognizing past accomplishments, opens up a broader and more just world that is free of injustice.

References

Roberson, Q. M. (2019). Diversity in the workplace: A review, synthesis, and future research agenda. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 6, 69-88.

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4-2 Activity: Critical Analysis: Reimagine

Jacob Wright

Southern New Hampshire University

IDS-400: Diversity

Professor Boyd

4 February 2024

Critical Analysis: Reimagine

Having looked at racial diversity in the workplace, especially the effect it has on African American individuals, I have found several elements that would determine the response to the topic to be great. Primarily, the historical and societal lenses provide information about the hardships and victories faced by the African Caribbean workforce. Evolution based on the widespread legal landmarks like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allows you to understand the progress. Furthermore, tales and stories after individual cases depict the refined consequences of diversity projects towards the variety and professions of African Americans. Another important consideration is the societal lens as it reveals the structural and interpersonal factors that shape working African Americans. However, system barriers, the dynamics of power, and biases prevail in their experiences, highlighting the importance of the systematic approach to uncovering how workplace diversity affects interpersonal dynamics. 

Through establishing widespread factors, I intend to offer a comprehensive view of understanding the challenges presented by processing the black American experience in a racially diverse environment. Built and specific on these positive aspects a potential obstacle in constructive engagement stands on the obstinacy of the structural barriers and biases. Despite the legal triumphs, African Americans continue to face challenges when it comes to matters of jobs. The approach to tackle the outlined barriers involves a tremendous scale of organizational training on diversity and inclusion, accompanied by a data-based process of monitoring the progress of education and awareness campaigns in minimizing prejudice. This barrier behooves us to adopt a pre-emptive strategy that seeks to treat past injustices prevailing grievances and structural impediments to true workplace inclusion.

A positive outcome of my proposed engagement remains an organizational change and a transformation that shapes ideology and discourse on workforce diversity in society. History and social lenses make it possible to move beyond surface discussions, statistics, and figures and address them deeply. This greater comprehension builds up critical consciousness of assorted variety making note of the way that other than being specialized, gathering, individual, and social, the segregation factors are interconnected (Roberson, 2019). Consequently, all these would combine to bring about a just world, where there is no injustice. For this reason, an inclusive work environment would be created in the long run.

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References

Roberson, Q. M. (2019). Diversity in the workplace: A review, synthesis, and future research agenda. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 6, 69-88.