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CONCEPTS OF EO / EEO VIOLATIONS

CONCEPTS OF EO / EEO VIOLATIONS. Prejudice Racism Sexism Discrimination. Viewgraph #20-1. PREJUDICE. Prejudice is defined as a negative attitude or feeling toward certain groups based upon faulty and inflexible generalization Three components of prejudice:

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CONCEPTS OF EO / EEO VIOLATIONS

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  1. CONCEPTS OF EO / EEO VIOLATIONS • Prejudice • Racism • Sexism • Discrimination Viewgraph #20-1

  2. PREJUDICE • Prejudice is defined as a negative attitude or feeling toward certain groups based upon faulty and inflexible generalization • Three components of prejudice: • Thinking component • Emotional component • Acting out prejudice Viewgraph #20-2

  3. ACTING OUT PREJUDICE • Disparaging terms • Avoidance • Discrimination • Physical attacks • Extermination or genocide Viewgraph #20-3

  4. RACISM • Racism is defined as any attitude or action by an individual, group, or institution subordinate to another person or group because of skin color or other physical traits associated with a particular group Viewgraph #20-4

  5. SEXISM • Sexism is defined as an attitude, behavior, or conditioning that fosters stereotypes of social roles based on sex or gender Viewgraph #20-5

  6. DISCRIMINATION • Webster’s dictionary: • Discrimination is defined as the act or ability to discriminate or make a difference or clear distinction • EO/EEO perspective definition: • Action or practices carried out by members of dominate groups - or their representatives - which have a differential and harmful impact on members of subordinate groups Viewgraph #20-6

  7. CHARACTERISTICS OF DISCRIMINATION • OVERT or HIDDEN • DIRECT or INDIRECT • INTENTIONAL or UNINTENTIONAL Viewgraph #20-7

  8. TYPES OF POWER • Formal power • Informal power Viewgraph #20-8

  9. SIX BASES OF POWER • Legitimate Power • Reward Power • Coercive Power • Expert Power • Referent Power • Associative Power Viewgraph #20-9

  10. MISUSE/ABUSE OF POWER • Weakness • Expanding • Information • Mannerisms • Defense • Giving • Promotion Viewgraph #20-10

  11. RELATED CAUSES OF DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR • Group size • Social distance • Competition • Power threat Viewgraph #20-11

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