MANGT 531 - Human Resources Management

Guide for class research project on “the terms and conditions of employment” before legislation, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, protected classes of workers from employment discrimination.

Library Research Guide

Guides on Preferred Language

Professionals should choose language that reflects the preferred terms for select population groups. Below are some resources with guidance and best practices for communicating using inclusive, respectful, and de-stigmatizing language.

Diversity Style Guide
Created by the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism at San Francisco State University, The Diversity Style Guide helps professionals identify respectful, sensitive, and accurate language for communications. The guide contains terms related to race/ethnicity, disability, immigration, sexuality and gender identity, drugs and alcohol, and geography.
Disability Language Style Guide
Created by the National Center on Disability and Journalism, The Disability Language Style Guide provides best practices for journalists who cover people with disabilities.
Style Guide for Gender-Inclusive Writing
Created by the Indiana University Bloomington Library, this guide discusses language and gender and links to style guides with additional information.

Historical Terms

While we want to avoid using offensive or outdated language, it is part of the historical record. Searching using today's terms may not find the primary sources or historical materials we need because the search engines cannot always match today's language with older terminology.

Use sources, such as the thesaurus below, to learn what terms have been used and by whom in the past.

Race and Ethnicity Keyword Thesaurus for Chronicling America
A guide for searching historical newspapers in Chronicling America, these terms can be used when searching in other primary source collections.