EDUC 523 Week 13: Spirituality and Religious Identity (10)
Parts 1 and 2 Religion is inextricably entangled in the individual and social constructions of our everyday lives, making meaning for us in our knowledge acquisition and beliefs about our existence. Thus, employees have significantly enhanced the religious and ethnic diversity of work experiences in American organizations. In this unit we will examine how religious identity plays out in organizations.Learning Goals: 1. Understanding similarities among different religions. 2. Examining how employees might experience the workplace differently based on their spiritual and religious identity. Key Questions: 1. How is religion used to oppress some groups but not others? 2. How do issues of religion and spirituality play out in politics, in everyday life, and in organizations?
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