We think that many people would disagree with this statement given the reform that has taken place in people's worldview and attitudes towards inclusion and equality. To answer this question you only have to ask, what would discrimination achieve?
As more people seek a Utilitarian society, the idea that in some way we would benefit from having at least one group to discriminate against would not fit in with their values and model of society.
If this statement suggests that a group, to remain discriminated against, would remind people of how we should include all creeds, colours, sexes and ethnicities then it could be argued that people would only need to look at the monuments erected at the end of World War 2, for example, to see the cost paid to fight a group who were intent on discriminating against certain ethnicities.
Discrimination does not benefit society in any area of development. It only creates tension amongst groups divided on issues irrelevant to an individual's ability to contribute to the work place or society as a whole.
This debate has continued in the form of work based ethics. Even the issue of how to deal with discrimination in the work place has made this a fiercely debated topic. Some argue that, in an effort to become more inclusive, companies have failed to meet targets that aim to include ethnic minorities in the work place because there just isn't the concentration of ethnic workers living in the area and in doing so have not employed available workers because they do not fit their original ethnicity profile. It has reached its climax as the debate of prejudice versus personal merit; and if we use this as a ledger to determine the employment of individuals.
For more information on the issues surrounding inclusion and discrimination visit: http://free-books-online.org/management/business-ethics/the-ethics-of-job-discrimination/
As more people seek a Utilitarian society, the idea that in some way we would benefit from having at least one group to discriminate against would not fit in with their values and model of society.
If this statement suggests that a group, to remain discriminated against, would remind people of how we should include all creeds, colours, sexes and ethnicities then it could be argued that people would only need to look at the monuments erected at the end of World War 2, for example, to see the cost paid to fight a group who were intent on discriminating against certain ethnicities.
- The unwanted side effects of discrimination
Discrimination does not benefit society in any area of development. It only creates tension amongst groups divided on issues irrelevant to an individual's ability to contribute to the work place or society as a whole.
This debate has continued in the form of work based ethics. Even the issue of how to deal with discrimination in the work place has made this a fiercely debated topic. Some argue that, in an effort to become more inclusive, companies have failed to meet targets that aim to include ethnic minorities in the work place because there just isn't the concentration of ethnic workers living in the area and in doing so have not employed available workers because they do not fit their original ethnicity profile. It has reached its climax as the debate of prejudice versus personal merit; and if we use this as a ledger to determine the employment of individuals.
- Further reading
For more information on the issues surrounding inclusion and discrimination visit: http://free-books-online.org/management/business-ethics/the-ethics-of-job-discrimination/
