Psy 535 – Multicultural CompetencyEssay Preview: Psy 535 – Multicultural CompetencyReport this essayMulticultural CompetencyPSYCH/535Melanie SmithJanuary 13, 2013Kamini Desai-CarrollThis paper will look at the guidelines established by the American Psychological Association and how the guidelines apply to personal life and the workplace. The guidelines cover individuals of ethnic and racial backgrounds, and the gaining the knowledge of the recognizing the difference in people.
There are a few biased beliefs that many people hold about culturally different groups. Personally I do not believe in treating people different because of the color of ones skin or because they dress different then I. Working off of interstate 80, there is a diverse group of customers in my store daily. I have seen the attitude of some of my coworkers when some different cultures enter the restaurant. There are many beliefs that people of Mid-Eastern descent are always going to order a certain sub. Honestly most of the time my coworkers are correct, but I do not think it is proper of them to prejudge and guess the customers order. This in comparison to some attitudes and perceptions is mild to the racial and ethnical slurs I have heard in my time.
One more thing to add: we don’t want our customers to think our store is homophobic. We don’t consider this to be a real thing. Many people would probably give up a big chunk of their paycheck on this because no one really thought it was going to get better. Also it is a personal and non-profit organization that allows customers to donate to a cause and still make a good living. There was never any negative intent at all in doing this. Don’t believe our customers. Just look at what they are really doing and ask them if they could do things differently. Thank you for your work.