| A | B |
| Ethnic | Not synonymous with racial |
| Racial | Not synonymous with ethnic |
| Sexual harassment | unwelcomed sexual advances that occur in the workplace |
| Managing Diversity | Proactive and based on business reality |
| Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity | Reactive and based on governmental law |
| Americans with Disability Act | prohibits the discrimination if the disabled |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | Companies of more than 50 employees |
| Diversity | Identifiable differences among various groups |
| Hispanic Americans | Fastest growing minority group |
| Discrimination | Action resulting in unequal treatment |
| Transcultural Approach | Bridge gaps among culturally diverse social groups |
| Acculturation | discarded unique characteristics of minority culture and accepted characteristics of majority culture |
| Stereotyping | belief that all members of a racial-ethnic group think and act alike |
| Civil Rights Act of 1991 | Credited with doing the most to eliminate discrimination |