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EOARCC Exam 2
DEOMI
47
Education
Professional
01/22/2015

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Term
What term refers to the belief or attitude that one gender or sex is inferior to  or less valuable than the other?
Definition
Sexism
Term

What term is used to describe a socialization process by which children, at an early age, learn appropriate gender roles?

 

Definition
Gender typing
Term
Describe gender roles
Definition
Behaviors, interest, attitudes, skills, and personality traits a culture considers appropriate for males and females
Term
What level of sexist behavior is displayed by joining all-male/female clubs, maintaining separate work areas, leaving the job, or asking for a transfer?
Definition
Avoidance
Term
Describe pro-sexism
Definition
Accommodating sexist behavior by reinforcing or encouraging it, rather than questioning, checking, or opposing it
Term
What was the outcome of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act?
Definition
Truman signed act in 1948, Door open for women to serve in peacetime. Could not exceed 2%. When conflict with North Korea began female population at 1%, unsuccessful recruiting efforts.
Term
Antilocution
Definition
Catcalls, bad mouthing, name calling
Term
Discrimination
Definition

 

Unequal pay,treating people differently based on gender

Term
Physical Attacks
Definition
Rape, spouse abuse, sabotage of work, vandalizing property
Term
Extermination
Definition
Killing, ignoring/pretending they do not exist
Term
Psychological Stereotype
Definition
Impacts full integration of women in the military and is characterized by perceiving women as not having the killer mentality jor they cant handle stress
Term
Self Analysis/Self Awareness
Definition
Strategy used to prevent sexism in the military including reflecting on how sexism has influenced youi and how you have displayed sexist behaviors
Term
Challenge
Definition
EOA Strategy helps to address inappropriate behaviors that contribute to sexism in the military
Term
Sexual Harrassment
Definition
A form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature occuring or impacting the workplace
Term

Hostile environment

(Sexual Harrassment)

Definition

Occurs when service members or civilians are subjected to offensive, unwanted, unsolicited comments and behaviors of a sexual nature.

 

BEHAVIOR + INTENT/EFFECT OF UNREASONABLY INTERFERRING WITH WORK PERFORMANCE =

HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

Term
Who determines if the environment is hostile?
Definition
Primary concern is the victim's perspective
Term
Two types of sexual harrassment
Definition

1. Quid pro quo

2. Hostile Environment

Term
3 Types of Behaviors/Forms of sexual harrassment
Definition

1. Verbal

2. Nonverbal

3. Physical

Term
Nonverbal Sexual Harrassment
Definition
Occurs when someone receive unwanted e-mails, text msgs, or other electronic communication that is sexual in nature
Term
When victims of sexual harassment experience decreased self-confidence, anxiety, or difficulties with trust, what of effects have transpired?
Definition
psychological
Term

Type of Effect of Sexual Harassment:

 

Individual

Definition
Decreased job satisfaction and impaired relationships with co-workers
Term
Denial
Definition
A victim's coping strategy of pretending that the situation did not happen
Term
Avoidance
Definition
Offering excuses for the harasser or interpreting the behavior as flattering
Term
Proactive Strategies
Definition
Addressing and stopping existing sexist or other behaviors of a sexual nature that may create an atmosphere conducive to sexual harassment
Term
Indirect Approach
Definition
Send a letter to the harasser stating the facts, specific behaviors that are offensive and unwelcome personal feelings about the inappropriate behavior, expected resolutionand that his/her behavior will be reported to chain of command of behavior continues.
Term
DoD definition of Diversity Management
Definition
The plans made and programs undertaken to identify in the aggregate the diversity within the DoD to enhance DoD capabilities and achieve mission readiness
Term
Affirmative Action
Definition
Preventing and/or correcting discrimatory practices concerned with numbers of minorities and women and is an attempt to rectify past discrimination against certain groups of people
Term
Managing Diversity
Definition

Maximizing the ability of all

 

Emphasis business necessity

Term
Affirmative Action
Definition

Focuses on specific groups because of historical discrimination

 

Emphasis legal necessity

Term
5 Barriers to Diversity Management
Definition

1. Poor Communication

2. Stagnate Service Culture (Organizational Culture)

3. Inadequate Skill Development

4. Inaccurate Perceptions

5. Prejudice/Discrimination

 

Term
Main Barrier to Implementing Inclusive Policies
Definition

Prejudice & Discrimination

 

the main barriers have to do with managers' and employees' attitudes and behaviors

Term
Commitment to Change
Definition
the single most important element of successful management improvement issues
Term
Purpose of an Organizational Assessment
Definition

1. Main purpose: gather info on an org to assist mgrs in clarifying +/- views of org by its members

 

2. Help mgrs implement effective action plan to achieve solutions

Term
3 Reasons for Conducting an Organizational Assessment
Definition

1. CC Requested

 

2. Directed by Higher Authority

 

3. Following regulatory requirements

Term
2 Types of Organizational Assessments
Definition

1. Informal: Out and About, Daily Observations

 

2. Formal: Surveys, Interviews

Term
Purpose of OA In-Brief
Definition
To identify the CCs expectations guidance and intent beyond service requirements
Term
5 Ways OA out-brief Helps Command
Definition

1. Understand analysis of data

2. Work through his/her initial response to data

3. Determine how org will deal with issues identified through assessment

4. Determine who will be responsible for completing each remedial action

5. Better understand and define the EO Program and the EOAs various roles

 

Term
Advantage of using surveys for data gathering
Definition

1. Anonymity encourages openess.

 

2. Provides accurate information about major organizational issues

 

3. Monitors effectiveness of new intervention

 

4. Involvement leads to ownership/commitment to decision making process

 

 

Term
Disadvantages of Using Surveys
Definition

1. Complexity

 

2. Time Consuming

 

3. Overuse

 

4. Expensive

 

 

Term

5 Advantages of Conducting Observations

as a part of an OA

Definition

1. Provides data about behavior itself, rather than reports of behavior

 

2. Using a real time data collection device rather than retrospective collection device

 

3. Its flexible, enables one to discover existing patterns of behavior

 

4. It removes the temptation for the respondent to provide biased answers

 

5. It reduces selective learning.

Term
2 Types of Interviews Used during OAs
Definition

1. Individual

 

2. Group (focus group)

Term
Describe how trust can be a disadvantage of conducting group interviews as a source for gathering data
Definition
If there is no trust between the group and the Interviewer, among the group members themselves or w/in the organization the interview will not likely produce valuable information
Term
Records & Reports
Definition
Assessment tool that assesses hard data within the organization in order to quantify perceptions from other assessment tools
Term
4 Advantages to Using Records and Reports
Definition

1. Unchangeable

 

2. Easily expressed comparison (ratio, %, etc)

 

3. Easily assessible

 

4. Easily interpretted and compared with other data sources 

Term
5 Ways to Analyze Data
Definition

1. Statistical Inference

 

2. Favorability Analysis

 

3. Norm Differences

 

4. Content Differences

 

5. Trend Differences

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