RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
PROPOSAL DRAFT
MAGDALYN38
SOC 6910 Public Sociology Capstone
May 4,2021
EFFECTS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
INTRODUCTION
Racial discrimination in the results in great harm in a business company, including a company losing highly skilled workers, workers failing to come to work on time, and disruption of teamwork. Racial discrimination in the workplace happens when an employee is treated less favorably by other employees at work because of their color, nationality, or ethnic origin. In a work environment, employees deserve to be treated equally with their employers and their fellow employees for activities in the business to run smoothly. An employee may feel discriminated against either in subtle or pervasive discrimination by their fellow workmates or employer (Deitch et al., 2003).
An employee or a group of employees who get discriminated against because their skin color is different or come from another nationality may fail to come to work for fear of being discriminated against. An absence of an employee at work disrupts the operations in the workplace. In a workplace where some employees are discriminated against, fights may occur easily, which may lead to damages of expensive assets of the company such as computers. In a racial discrimination workplace environment, work becomes disrupted because workers may fail to share information and equipment (Deitch et al., 2003).
Accordingly, group works cannot occur since workers who are racially discriminated against cannot work with workers who discriminate against them. Racial discrimination at the workplace may also result in employees quitting their work. A business organization that loses an integral employee will suffer because: it is hard to find someone with similar skills like the person who was there, and getting another expert takes time and a lot of resources. Racial discrimination needs to be addressed so that every employee may: feel welcome to work, feel safe in their working environment, and they will be able to work with their fellow workmates in harmony(Deitch et al., 2003).
SIGNIFICANCE OF ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
When an adult is not at home, they are at work. The length of time they spend at work is more than the length of time they spend with their families and with themselves. A common expectation of any employee in any work environment is to work hard to get a promotion or get recognition; a business company can realize its goals and possibly make more profits when employees work hard. Also, when employees work hard, businesses grow because work will be finished in time (Shannon et al.,2009).
In a workplace where workers work hard, the workers will be sharing work equipment harmoniously. The communication around will be good, and the employees will work in groups to develop solutions for every problem that their company is facing. However, when individuals become racially discriminated against, they experience a mental breakdown (Shannon et al.,2009).
Workers who experience a mental breakdown will no longer work to achieve the of the company. These workers, instead of sharing work equipment, they hide it as a way of revenge. Accordingly, they may fail to come to work because they feel they are unwanted or begin to come to work late. Also, individuals who are racially discriminated against are often under stress which may lead to mental problems. When individuals become racially discriminated against and become stressed, they fail to think straight, and they also fail to generate ideas to solve problems in the company(Starauss, 2019).
Racial discrimination hinders workers from working as a group; when workers fail to participate in group discussions: work that was initially completed being completed in a short time will fail to get completed, and it will become hard for an organization to come up with ideas that are integral for future development of the company. The subject of racial discrimination in the workplace has to be addressed so that employees in a company will all feel equal, free from stress, work in groups, and work hard for the future of the company. This will translate to businesses realizing their goals and more profits. Businesses can stop racial discrimination by changing some of their culture and hiring procedures (Starauss, 2019).
METHODOLOGY
The effects of racial discrimination in the workplace are a very common thing in many companies. A qualitative analysis will be conducted in different companies to dig deep on this subject (effects of racial discrimination in the workplace) to get qualitative data. The research will be conducted in five companies.
A company must have workers from different countries and different nationalities to be able to qualify for the research. The companies selected must have workers from different nationalities so that the research to get answers on the effects of racial discrimination at the workplace because discrimination is common where workers are from different origins, countries, and nationalities.
Employees from the companies selected will be divided into groups; each group will comprise members from the same nationality. The purpose of arranging workers according to their nationalities will be to make the workers feel they are in a safe environment, and it will be easy for them to share their experiences. A group interview will be conducted, where one researcher will be asking questions to workers in their respective groups.
The data that will be collected will be grouped according to their similarities; data that will be related will be placed in the same group. When similar data are placed in one group, it will help bring out the effects of racial discrimination in the workplace.
EFFECTS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
An unproductive workplace is a work environment where are treated less equally due to their skin color, their place of origin, religion, or language. In a racially discriminative work environment, people with a particular skin color cannot be employed to work with the company (Midwest New Media, 2021a).
Also, a company may offer training opportunities to its workers but fail to include some workers because of their color, religion, or nationality. Ideally, a company can pay workers a certain amount and a lower amount to workers from a specific ethnicity (Midwest New Media, 2021b). No matter the case, discriminated employees feel hurt, less equal, and less valued.
Employees who are racially discriminated against get directly affected, and as a result, they cannot perform accordingly at work. Also, when a company fails to hire a person simply because of their color, religion, or their nationality, the company gets disadvantaged at the end of the day because it will lose an essential workforce Racial discrimination in the workplace promotes the demotion of workers. Also, discriminated workers may get depressed or end up with other psychological problems(Midwest New Media, 2021a).
Accordingly, the company fails to employ relevant employees because of their color, and as a result, the company will not get skilled, professional, experienced, and reliable employees. There are some consequences for a company that participates in racial discrimination, and these consequences are called effects of racial discrimination in the workplace (Midwest New Media, 2021a).
Effects of racial discrimination in the workplace lead a company to lose reliable workers, promote a toxic work environment where it becomes hard for the company to realize its goals, the company earns a negative reputation with the public and investors (some investors get scared away), the company may face lawsuits and the company may lose its customers.
LITERATURE REVIEW
RACIAL HARASSMENT
According to the University of Cambridge (2021), racial harassment is a form of racial discrimination that happens when an individual gets harassed, intimidated, or even hurt by someone simply because they are from a different nation or their color is different. Racial harassment is evident when an individual who is discriminated against feels, perceives, or knows they are discriminated against by someone. Also, this form of racial discrimination can be identified by someone who sees someone as a racist, and this happens when they witness someone participate in racial harassment (University of Cambridge, 2021).
There are a number of ways through which racial harassment in the workplace takes place, and they include the following. When an employee insults a fellow workmate simply because they have a different color. Also, it is evident when an employee gets a direct physical attack at the workplace (University of Cambridge, 2021).
In an organization, when a worker motivates others to join them or persuades them to pose racist jokes to their fellow workmates, then then they will be participating in racial harassment. Sometimes, some employees can show others a video or any material that is racially offensive. Racial harassment is one of the worst forms of racial discrimination that leaves the discriminated employee greatly affected ( University of Cambridge, 2021).
INDIRECT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
In indirect racial discrimination, racial discrimination is not manifested to someone directly. Instead, those who want to discriminate against others pretend to treat everyone equally; however, they develop ways of making others feel discriminated against. Indirect racial discrimination happens when practices are laid down for the benefit of everyone, but the practice has some adverse effects on some people who are from a certain nationality, or they have a different skin color (University of Cambridge, 2021).
In a workplace, indirect discrimination is manifested when employers of an organization come up with policies that are meant to benefit everyone in the firm; however, some workers get worse effects from the policy. This is a form of racial discrimination where people are assured, they are treated right, equally, and fairly, but at the end of the day, a few people from certain ethnic groups are targeted so that they can suffer.
