{"product_id":"race-ethnicity-and-inequality-in-the-workplace-evolving-issues-paperback","title":"Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in the Workplace: Evolving Issues - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue examines patterns of on-going racial and ethnic inequality in the increasingly heterogeneous American workplace. The six articles in this sensitive and thoughtful issue of \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Behavioral Scientist\u003c\/strong\u003e, entitled \u003cem\u003eRace, Ethnicity, and Inequality in the Workplace: Evolving Issues\u003c\/em\u003e and edited by George Wilson of Miami University, analyze the various aspects of this \"modern discrimination,\" including the dynamics of hiring, promotions, and job dismissals; the aspects of work that impact child development; how politics influences the enforcement of Equal Employment Opportunity standards; the intentional\/unintentional use of statistics to reinforce inequalities; and the continuing wage gap for Latinas and African American females.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe penetrating articles investigate important topics such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why African American males continue to be handicapped in the promotion\/upward mobility process (Smith)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why African-American males are more vulnerable to job dismissals because of layoffs, firings, downsizing, retrenchments, and mergers than White males (Wilson)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why African American children of parents in prestigious\/high-status occupations do not have the same school\/academic performances and health outcomes as White children with parents with similar occupations (Conley and Yeung)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The role political environments play in enforcing racial and ethnic equality laws and the variegated patterns of segregation since the 1960s (Stainback, Robinson, and Tomaskovic-Devey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How racial, ethnic, and gender-based statistics are used to enable inconspicuous but effective institutional discriminatory policies (Baumle and Fossett)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Trends and causes of wage inequality among Latina and African American females compared to White females from the 1990s to the present (Browne and Askew)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the evidence in these papers shows, both overt and subtle inequities based on race and ethnicity still exist in the American workplace. This issue of American Behavioral Scientist is a useful tool to examine the intricacies and impacts of this \"modern discrimination,\" and should be included in every sociology and business library!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71743845171453,"sku":"9781412938068","price":81.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/66FFOwCJVY9781412938068.webp?v=1793296453","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/race-ethnicity-and-inequality-in-the-workplace-evolving-issues-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}