Discrimination or Stereotyping? (Scenario)
Jeremy, Amanda, Taylor, and Omar work in the design department at Casuarina which makes casual and fitness related clothing for the local market. The company has been up and running for over five years and is making profit. Now they are in the process of expanding to the Japanese market where Canadian brands and quality are highly valued. The company has from the beginning embraced diversity as the founders were from Ireland and Turkey. As the company expanded, more diverse and multicultural employees were brought in. There are one or two pockets of the company where talented Caucasian employees at times seem standoffish and keep themselves apart from the rest of the employees during breaks or social occasions.
-What the other employees do not know about Omar is that he is a devout Muslim.He prefers to keep his religious beliefs out of the workplace,and arranges his daily prayers to be conducted in private because he feels this might generate misconceptions and negative feelings.If the other workers knew that Omar is a practicing Muslim,they might ________ by judging him based on their perception of Muslims in general.
A)discriminate against him
B)stereotype him
C)not believe his technical skills
D)increase legal scrutiny of his life

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If the other workers knew about Omar's religious beliefs, they might stereotype him based on their preconceived notions about Muslims. It is important to note that stereotyping can lead to discrimination, but in this case, the scenario only mentions the possibility of stereotyping. Discrimination would involve treating Omar unfairly based on his religion, which has not yet occurred in this scenario. The options C and D are not relevant to the scenario and do not address the potential response of the other workers to Omar's religious beliefs.