{"product_id":"race-ethnicity-and-inequality-in-george-wilson-9781412938068","title":"Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in the Workplace: Evolving Issues","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412938066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412938068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"George Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148248785151,"sku":"9781412938068","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/race-ethnicity-and-inequality-in-george-wilson-9781412938068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}