Social Influences on Thoughts/Behavior Presentation

Now that you have learned about socialization and how social influences shape human thought and behavior, let's consider how this might influence human relations in the workplace. For this assignment, you will assume the role of a professional consultant. A company has asked you to give a presentation to their Human Resources department on how societal influences shape human thought and behavior because they want to develop a training to address potential issues in their organization. Recently they have had increasing complaints and issues related to stereotypes, intolerance, and bias among employees. You will create a PowerPoint (or Prezi) presentation that includes the following:

Title Slide with name of presentation and group member names

Introduction slide: Includes a general overview and description of socialization.

Include at least 3 of the topics below in the presentation:
- Cultural Background
- Race
- Religion
- Gender Roles
- Age
- LGBT
- Disabilities
- Sexual Harassment
For each of the three chosen topics above include the following:

- title identifying topic
- a description of how that topic influences thoughts and/or behavior, supported with evidence
- an example

Now that you have provided the organization with an overview of what socialization is, how it occurs, and how various social factors can influence thoughts and behavior, the latter part of the presentation will examine how this information can be used and applied to the workplace.

slides examining the impact these societal influences have on the development of potential bias and/or stereotypes on human relations. Provide examples.

Conclusion slides that include recommendations and suggestions on how that company can use this information to improve human relations within their workplace and help employees recognize the importance of acceptance and tolerance in social interactions and human relations.

References Slide. List and cite the sources that you used throughout the PPT presentation See rubric for grading requirements.

Guiding questions and topics to consider as you do the research for this project:

Part 1

- What does it look like
- How often does it happen?
- What are some of the stereotypes typically involved
- Are there statistics - complaints filed; prevalence;
- What are the consequences of that problem in the workplace

Part 2

- What can be done about it
- How do we recognize it
- How do we fix it
- "diversity" training
- How can we improve human relations in the workplace
- Specific, concrete, research-based suggestions