Discrimination in an Unequal World
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2010
321 pages
978-0-19-974258-5 (ISBN)
Description
Discrimination in an Unequal World explores the relationship between discrimination and inequality by comparing and examining what effect globalization has had on discrimination. Investigating a broad variety of social relations and practices with an equally broad array of methods, it establishes a base with which to effectively compare the varying forms of discrimination of different societies.
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Miguel Angel Centeno | Katherine Newman
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Contributors
- PART I: STUDYING GLOBAL DISCRIMINATION
- 1 Discrimination in an Unequal World
- 2 Reflections on Globalization, Discrimination, and Affirmative Action
- 3 Measuring Discrimination
- PART II: CASE STUDIES
- 4 Racial and Class Discrimination in Assessments of Desert in Postapartheid Cape Town
- 5 Race and Social Interactions in Postapartheid South Africa
- 6 Race and Opportunity in the Transition from School to Higher Education in South Africa
- 7 Class, Race, and Social Mobility in Brazil
- 8 Sex-Based Discrimination Trends in Japan, 1965-2005: The Gender Wage Gap and the Marriage Bar
- 9 Male-Female Wage Differentials in Japan: The Importance of the Choice of Work Status
- 10 Roadblocks at the High End: The Role of Caste in Postuniversity Employment
- 11 The Language of Globalization: Meritocracy, Productivity, and the Persistence of Caste-Based Stereotypes among Indian Employers
- 12 Caste Is Not Past: The Persistence of Discrimination in India's Formal Labor Market
- 13 The Price of Globalization: Wage Penalties and Caste Inequality in Urban India
- References
- Index
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