One of the most prominent teachings of Confucius is the five right relationships which he felt would create a good family and society. Your task is to do a short interview with any Chinese friend that you have and find out whether the principles behind these five right relationships are practiced in their family and to what extent. You can also include how modernisation has caused these principles to be adapted and changed in the interviewee’s family. Then write a short article on your findings. Do include the details of the person you interviewed.

What is OmarMukhtar’s experience with being introduced to IMAN? How did his background show him how to be Muslim in a “practical way”, and how did race and ethnicity affect his experience?

One of the more interesting aspects of the legal environment as regards to hiring employees is the circumstance where Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action do not apply – the Bona Fide Occupational Qualification. Here is the definition: ” Employment practices that would constitute discrimination as to certain individuals of a particular religion, gender, national origin, or age range (but not race or color) when the otherwise illegal discrimination is a bona fide qualification that is reasonably necessary for the normal performance of the duties of that particular occupation.” For example, a designer of women’s clothes by necessity is permitted to hire only female models to show off new designs. Such practices are not illegal under federal law. In addition, religious organizations and schools are allowed to hire only members of that religion even if religion is not a bona fide occupational qualification for that position (such as the requirement that all teachers in a parochial school be Catholic, even though they teach subjects that do not require Catholic background).

For this activity, I would like you to share your viewpoint on the fairness of the Bona Fide Occupational Qualification. Take a stance and discuss either why you think it is fair or why you do not think it is fair. Give examples in your response and draw on your readings, textbook, and websites to justify your stance. You will then read through the posts of your peers and choose two to respond. Discuss whether you agree with their position or whether you disagree. Continue your dialogue until you either agree with one another or agree to disagree with one another.

There are a number of changes occurring in the staffing process for both organizations and individuals. One change is the growing use of the Internet to facilitate matching employers with potential employees. To get a better handle on this change, I would like us to spend some time examining this phenomenon and getting more comfortable with this approach.

Discuss with your peers what opportunities and problems you see for organizations in using the Internet to facilitate the staffing process. What about for applicants? What considerations should be made to ensure that a diverse workforce is attracted when recruiting through internet sources?

For our discussion this week, let’s consider further the role that benefits play in recruiting. Put yourself in the role of your organization’s recruiter. What benefits might you use to attract Generation X and Y employees? How do these benefits differ from those that you might use to attract workers who belong to the baby boom generation?

Generation X members were born between 1965 and 1980. Generation Y members were born between 1981 and 1996.Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964.

In your initial response, identify one benefit and how you might use it to attract either Generation X and Y employees or Baby Boomers. Be sure your contribution adds to the discussion and does not merely repeat information posted by another student. In addition, you are responsible for responding to the comments and questions posted about your statement.