Race, Gender, And Discrimination At Work
Samuel Cohn(Author)
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 11. January 2000
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-8133-3201-7 (ISBN)
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A bold and unorthodox introduction to the debates surrounding race and gender at work that uses historical and numerical evidence to debunk myths about the causes and effects of discrimination at work.. Race, Gender, and Discrimination at Work is a fascinating, unorthodox recasting of the phenomenon of discrimination at work. The book is packed with statistics, yet witty; rigorous, yet light. Cohn introduces readers to the fundamental realities of race and gender barriers in the workplace, and he goes beyond these as well by introducing startling new reinterpretations. Cohn is tactful enough to appeal to the conservative student, but honest enough to appeal to the feminist student. This book is ideal for gender courses at all levels. Cohn's compelling, non-standard reformulations of traditional explanations of workplace inequalities make the book important for serious scholars of gender studies. }In Race and Gender Discrimination at Work Samuel Cohns provides a fascinating, unorthodox account of the causes of discrimination at work. The book is packed with statistics, yet witty; rigorous, yet light.
Cohn introduces readers to the fundamental realities of race and gender barriers in the workplace, and he goes beyond these as well by introducing startling new reinterpretations. Cohn is tactful enough to appeal to the conservative student, but honest enough to appeal to the feminist student.In the first several chapters, Cohn provides a description of the historical and current states of race and gender inequality and explains how employers persist in seemingly irrational actions, even in the face of more profitable alternatives. Cohn then turns to an introduction of the five primary social and economic theories of wages: marginal productivity theory, human capital theory, dual sector theory, union strength theory, and internal labor market theory. He follows with a review of the implications for pay differentials between blacks and whites. In subsequent chapters, he explores racial and gendered theories of wages for employment and unemployment. Finally, Cohn concludes with a review of the trends and causes of white male exclusionary attitudes towards blacks and women.This book is ideal for gender courses at all levels.
Cohn's compelling, non-standard reformulations of traditional explanations of workplace inequalities make the book important for all serious scholars of gender studies. }
Cohn introduces readers to the fundamental realities of race and gender barriers in the workplace, and he goes beyond these as well by introducing startling new reinterpretations. Cohn is tactful enough to appeal to the conservative student, but honest enough to appeal to the feminist student.In the first several chapters, Cohn provides a description of the historical and current states of race and gender inequality and explains how employers persist in seemingly irrational actions, even in the face of more profitable alternatives. Cohn then turns to an introduction of the five primary social and economic theories of wages: marginal productivity theory, human capital theory, dual sector theory, union strength theory, and internal labor market theory. He follows with a review of the implications for pay differentials between blacks and whites. In subsequent chapters, he explores racial and gendered theories of wages for employment and unemployment. Finally, Cohn concludes with a review of the trends and causes of white male exclusionary attitudes towards blacks and women.This book is ideal for gender courses at all levels.
Cohn's compelling, non-standard reformulations of traditional explanations of workplace inequalities make the book important for all serious scholars of gender studies. }
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
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Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
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978-0-8133-3201-7 (9780813332017)
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Content
1. Has the Problem of Inequality Gone Away? Some Introductory Definitions Recent Trends in Inequality Racial Inequality Gender Inequality Occupational Typing Versus Status Segregation Conclusion Notes 2. Discrimination and Market Competition The Becker Model: Core Assumptions The Becker Model: Operation The Feminist Gary Becker: Heidi Hartmann Decision Theory: Why Organizations Don't Behave So Rationally After All The Link Between Decision Theory and Discrimination: Buffering from Competition Conclusion Notes 3. What Determines If a Job Is Male or Female? The Myth That Women Exclude Themselves from Employment: Supply-Side Theories of Occupational Sex-Typing Demand-Side Theories of Occupational Sex-Typing: Some Preliminary Dead Ends Demand-Side Theories of Occupational Sex-Typing: Buffering Models Empirical Studies of Buffering and Sex-Typing Notes 4. Why Are Women Confined to Low-Status Jobs? Human Capital Theory Problems with Human Capital Theory Synthetic Turnover Differential Visibility Models The Simplest Theory: Employee Discrimination Conclusion Notes 5. Why Are Women Paid Less Than Men? The Overcrowding Hypothesis Human Capital Theory Comparable Worth Theory Production Constraint Theory Notes 6. Why Are Blacks More Likely to Be Unemployed Than Are Whites? Shiftlessness IQ and Human Capital Spatial Mismatch Employer Discrimination Notes 7. Twenty-Six Things to Remember About Discrimination. References Index