ASSIGNMENT | Case study cultural dimensions

Think of this assignment as a report you would make in a professional context. Using the following case study: Religion, Business and Law: Aalia, a young Muslim-American woman, applied for a job in an elite jewelry store. Aalia, demonstrated her extensive knowledge of jewelry during the interview, and was hired. She wore a hijab (headscarf) to the interview. During the interview, she was not asked about her attire, and she also did not mention requiring a religious accommodation when she was hired. When she arrived for her first day of work to sell jewelry, she was told that she could not wear a head covering while on the floor serving customers. She informed her employer that she would not remove the hijab, and it was required of her by her religion to wear it at all times while in public. Her employer informed her that due to store policy, while they could not allow her to work in the front of the store, they could move her to a bookkeeping position in the office where she would be away from customers. Aalia, who had applied to sell jewelry was not interested in the bookkeeping position, and felt the employer\’s request was a violation of her rights. She enlisted the services of an attorney to determine her legal rights.
• Analyze how this problem may unfairly impact members of the populations described in the Introduction to Hays\’s ADDRESSING Model document: All of us have multifaceted cultural identities and in spite of our best efforts, we all have biases that can affect our work with people whose backgrounds are similar or different than our own. Failure to recognize these biases creates harm. It takes more strength to acknowledge your biases than to argue that you do not have any.
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• Dr. Pamela Hays developed the \”ADDRESSING\” model, composed of 10 major factors of cultural difference that are most common in the United States. This model is very helpful for recognizing cultural difference and potential bias, but note that this list is not comprehensive. Many other cultural identities can be recognized in our country.
The cultural groups identified in the ADDRESSING model are: A. Age. D. Disability born with. D. Disability acquired. R. Religion. E. Ethnicity. S. Socioeconomic. S. Sexual orientation. I. Indigenous status. N. Nationality. G. Gender
Initially, you should brainstorm as many of such effects as possible. You may also develop fictional scenarios related to your problem where individuals behave inequitably. However, if you do so, take care that your scenarios are realistic.
Combine ideas that are similar when you have developed many entries.
Assess each of your remaining entries in terms of importance:
o In what ways is it inequitable?
o How great or severe is the effect?
o How many people may be affected?
• Take care that you do not allow your own biases to minimize your assessments.
• Choose the entry that seems to be of greatest importance, on the basis of your evaluation.
• Organize your notes and attach them to this Assignment as an appendix.
Instructions
Complete the following:
• Write a brief title that concisely conveys the purpose of this report.
• Write an introduction: For the introduction section of your paper, include the title at the top of the first page. (In APA format, the word Introduction is not used as a heading.) Briefly summarize:
o The case you have chosen.
o How theories and research, in general terms, explain why the issue may have developed.
o How the case relates to culture-related attitudes that may affect future professional behavior.
• Create a heading titled Cultural Issue: Describe how the circumstances in the case study you chose unfairly impact members of one or more of the populations described in the Introduction to Hays\’s ADDRESSING Model document.
• Create a heading titled Theoretical Explanations: Apply two or more psychological theories to explain how this culture-related issue may have developed.
• Create a heading titled Professional Behaviors: Analyze how attitudes related to culture, ethnicity, and diversity may have adversely affected professional behaviors within the case study scenario.
• Create a heading titled Proposed Cultural Guidelines and Competencies:
o Evaluate what cultural competencies a psychologist may use to help resolve this culture-related issue.
o Propose general guidelines to improve or resolve this cultural issue and help prevent its reoccurrence.
o Describe the competencies necessary for working in a culturally diverse environment.
o Integrate psychological principles with your personal values and goals to formulate guidelines for your personal and professional behavior with regard to culture, ethnicity, and diversity.
• Create a heading titled Conclusion:
o Reflect upon and assess how your own attitudes associated with culture, ethnicity, and diversity may affect your future professional behaviors.
o Explain how the guidelines you developed will help you.
o Discuss some steps you could take to further your own growth in cultural competencies.
Refer to the Cultural Dimensions Scoring Guide to ensure that you meet the criteria for this assessment.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Workplace Inequity as a Result of Cultural Differences Today, we live in a diverse world, with people of different national origin, ethical background, race, sexual orientation, and gender. In such a world, different forms of discrimination are likely to occur. The presented case study revolves around an Islamic woman called Aalia, who applies for a job at an elite jewelry store. Aalia turns up for the interview in a hijab, a clear implication that it is part of her dressing code as required by her religion and culture. However, the interviewing panel does not mention about the store policies on hijab. Luckily enough, she lands the…