Racism and Paid Work
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1996
128 pages
978-1-4426-0289-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book explicitly addresses racism in the paid workplace, showing how racism, and by corollary sexism, are systemic to society. Based on extensive research on workers in both the Health Care sector and in the Garment Manufacturing sector, the author succeeds in capturing the daily lived realities in the workplace.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
5,85 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-0289-2 (9781442602892)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Tania Das Gupta
Racism and Paid Work
Book
01/1996
2nd Edition
University of Toronto Press
€27.50
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Tania Das Gupta teaches Sociology at Atkinson College, York University, Ontario.
Content
Preface
Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework: Class, Racism and Gender
Introducing this Book
Marxist Approaches to the Labour Process
Anti-Racist, Feminist Critiques
Labour Market Segmentation Theories
Critiques to Segmentation Theories
Race and Gender Relations and Managerial Approaches
Racism and Sexism as Ideologies and Economic Relations
Attitudinal, Behavioural and Everyday Forms of Racism
Racism Preserves Cheap Labour and Powerlessness
Anti-Black Racism
Anti-Chinese Racism
Chapter 2: Manifestations of Racism from Management
Targeting
Scapegoating
Excessive Monitoring
Marginalization
Seeing Solidarity As A Threat
Infantilization
Blaming the Victim
Bias in Work Allocation
Underemployment and the Denial of Promotions
Lack of Accommodation
Segregation of Workers
Co-optation and Selective Alliances
Tokenism
Chapter 3: Racism in the Garment Industry
Introduction and Research Methods
The Big Picture: Political Economy of the Industry
Role of the Canadian State
Racialized and Gendered Working Class
Racism and Sexism on the Shopfloor
Chapter 4: Racism in Nursing
Introduction and Research Methods
The Big Picture: Political Economy of Healthcare
Racism in the Wards
Contextualizing Everyday Racism in Hospitals
Chapter 5: Resisting Racism in the Workplace
Unions
Human Rights Commissions
Community Actions
Community Organizations
Employment Equity
Community Unionism
Anti-Racism Education
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework: Class, Racism and Gender
Introducing this Book
Marxist Approaches to the Labour Process
Anti-Racist, Feminist Critiques
Labour Market Segmentation Theories
Critiques to Segmentation Theories
Race and Gender Relations and Managerial Approaches
Racism and Sexism as Ideologies and Economic Relations
Attitudinal, Behavioural and Everyday Forms of Racism
Racism Preserves Cheap Labour and Powerlessness
Anti-Black Racism
Anti-Chinese Racism
Chapter 2: Manifestations of Racism from Management
Targeting
Scapegoating
Excessive Monitoring
Marginalization
Seeing Solidarity As A Threat
Infantilization
Blaming the Victim
Bias in Work Allocation
Underemployment and the Denial of Promotions
Lack of Accommodation
Segregation of Workers
Co-optation and Selective Alliances
Tokenism
Chapter 3: Racism in the Garment Industry
Introduction and Research Methods
The Big Picture: Political Economy of the Industry
Role of the Canadian State
Racialized and Gendered Working Class
Racism and Sexism on the Shopfloor
Chapter 4: Racism in Nursing
Introduction and Research Methods
The Big Picture: Political Economy of Healthcare
Racism in the Wards
Contextualizing Everyday Racism in Hospitals
Chapter 5: Resisting Racism in the Workplace
Unions
Human Rights Commissions
Community Actions
Community Organizations
Employment Equity
Community Unionism
Anti-Racism Education
Bibliography
Index
