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What’s Up �With DEI?

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soc119.org/volunteer

International

Students

WE

NEED

YOU

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Link to Outdoor School

is on the homepage of soc119.org

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Soc

Club

First meeting: September 9th, at 7pm in Thomas 119

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Sociology Club

.

The mission of Sociology Club is to support students with majors in a multitude of liberal arts fields. We educate students with opportunities to obtain internships, research positions, and much more.

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Class Attendance�Video Assignment

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CLASS 4��Thursday - Sept 5��BEGIN - 4912

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Diversity��Equity��Inclusion��[Belonging]

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Focusing on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion at work is mainly:

Pew Research Center - 2023

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What percentage of Black, Hispanic, and Asian workers think their employers pay

“too little attention” to DEI?

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What percentage of Black, Hispanic, and Asian workers think their employers pay

“too little attention” to DEI?

Black – 28%

Hispanic – 19%

Asian – 17%

White – 11%

Pew Research Center - 2023

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Having _____ at my workplace has had�a NEGATIVE impact on our operations.���a staff member dedicated to DEI: 11%��DEI trainings and meetings: 9%�(19% of Republican-leaning people)

Pew Research Center - 2023

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“Being White makes it easier to be successful where I work.”��White – 24%�Black – 52%�Hispanic -37%�Asian – 51%

Pew Research Center - 2023

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CLASS 4��Thursday - Sept 5��END - 9300

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Eric from Philly asked on

the YouTube live stream chat:

“What is the biggest pro

and biggest con

to DEI initiatives?”

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Hugo from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“How does DEI affect

the “meritocracy*” ideal?”

*Meritocracy is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth, social class, or race (Wikipedia).

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Myrtle from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“What is the risk of not having DEI?

Will we go back to 1950’s or before that?”

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Rickard from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“How does your skin color,

sex or religion have an impact

on your chances of getting a job?

Does that inherently

put value on those traits?”

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jonny from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“How has forced DEI

impacted outcomes

compared to natural diversity?”

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Stephen from the UK asked on

the YouTube live stream chat:

“Do you believe that the

complexity of what groups fall under DEI

is the reason right wing supporters

are pushing back so much at it?”

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Bacon from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“Is DEI more important

than merit?”

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Judith from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“Should lawmakers

consider DEI policies?”

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Eric from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“Should Trump

consider DEI policies?”

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Riya from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“Can DEI happen without

any programs?

If so, why not let nature

take its course?”

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Choam Nomsky from Germany asked

on the YouTube live stream chat:

“Is DEI creating groups

and potential conflicts

along them or is it actually

just highlighting them?”

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Axel from Germany asked

on the YouTube live stream chat:

“Will be DEI program stop

when it has "success"?”

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Just Lol from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“Could the disparities we see happening between races be because of genetics differences between races?

Geneticists recently have found different polymorphisms between the races.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289615001087

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Alex from the YouTube

live stream chat asked:

“My dad didn't teach me Spanish

because he was harassed

for his English.

Now other Mexicans harass me

for not knowing Spanish.

Why would minorities make fun

of "No Sabo" people like me?”