Racism And Equal Opportunity Policies In The 1980s

Author : Richard Jenkins
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521389686
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Racism and Equal Opportunity Policies in the 1980s written by Richard Jenkins and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1989 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition, first published in 1989, looks at the problems of racism and equal opportunity in employment and government policies towards them in Britain. It brings together a group of specialist contributors and covers the major areas of debate, including the law, policies towards unemployment, job training and the labour market, the role of the public and private sectors, the role of trade unions, the gap between policies and pronouncements on equal opportunity and their implementation, and the related issue of sectarian discrimination in Northern Ireland. It looks at the future prospects for equal opportunities and provides conclusions for policy. In particular, it aims to address important topics such as the assumptions underlying policies and whether they realistically reflect reality, the actual effect of legislation, and the relationship between power disparities in society as a whole and racial inequality.

Author : Kevin Stainback
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610447883
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Documenting Desegregation written by Kevin Stainback and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enacted nearly fifty years ago, the Civil Rights Act codified a new vision for American society by formally ending segregation and banning race and gender discrimination in the workplace. But how much change did the legislation actually produce? As employers responded to the law, did new and more subtle forms of inequality emerge in the workplace? In an insightful analysis that combines history with a rigorous empirical analysis of newly available data, Documenting Desegregation offers the most comprehensive account to date of what has happened to equal opportunity in America—and what needs to be done in order to achieve a truly integrated workforce. Weaving strands of history, cognitive psychology, and demography, Documenting Desgregation provides a compelling exploration of the ways legislation can affect employer behavior and produce change. Authors Kevin Stainback and Donald Tomaskovic-Devey use a remarkable historical record—data from more than six million workplaces collected by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since 1966—to present a sobering portrait of race and gender in the American workplace. Progress has been decidedly uneven: black men, black women, and white women have prospered in firms that rely on educational credentials when hiring, though white women have advanced more quickly. And white men have hardly fallen behind—they now hold more managerial positions than they did in 1964. The authors argue that the Civil Rights Act's equal opportunity clauses have been most effective when accompanied by social movements demanding changes. EEOC data show that African American men made rapid gains in the 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights movement. Similarly, white women gained access to more professional and managerial jobs in the 1970s as regulators and policymakers began to enact and enforce gender discrimination laws. By the 1980s, however, racial desegregation had stalled, reflecting the dimmed status of the Civil Rights agenda. Racial and gender employment segregation remain high today, and, alarmingly, many firms, particularly in high-wage industries, seem to be moving in the wrong direction and have shown signs of resegregating since the 1980s. To counter this worrying trend, the authors propose new methods to increase diversity by changing industry norms, holding human resources managers to account, and exerting renewed government pressure on large corporations to make equal employment opportunity a national priority. At a time of high unemployment and rising inequality, Documenting Desegregation provides an incisive re-examination of America's tortured pursuit of equal employment opportunity. This important new book will be an indispensable guide for those seeking to understand where America stands in fulfilling its promise of a workplace free from discrimination.

Author : United States Commission on Civil Rights
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Affirmative Action in the 1980s written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Jenkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Racism and Equal Opportunity in the 1980's written by Richard Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ellis Cashmore
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113444706X
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies written by Ellis Cashmore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book comprises essays, each highlighting a particular word or term germane to the study of race and ethnic studies.

Author : J. Carter
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230005829
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethnicity, Exclusion and the Workplace written by J. Carter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-06-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the impact of race and racism in different occupational spheres within the labour market. It re-examines a number of central assumptions about segregation within the labour market and applies the concept of social closure to the analysis of the position of ethnic minority workers within the labour market. Key themes in the book include the effectiveness of equal opportunity and affirmative action policies and the extent to which employment practice has been significantly altered. Empirical material from two case studies is included in order to illustrate the central themes. The book also examines the impact of the public redefinition of institutional racism which played a central part in the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.

Author : John Solomos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Equal Opportunity to Anti-racism written by John Solomos and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses the politics of equal opportunity policies in relation to racial inequality during the last 30 years.

Author : Celia Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317869451
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language and Discrimination written by Celia Roberts and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Langauge and Discrimination provides a unique and authoritative study of the linguistic dimension of racial discrimination. Based upon extensive work carried out over many years by the Industrial Language Training Service in the U.K, this illuminating analysis argues that a real understanding of how language functions as a means of indirect racial discrimination must be founded on an expanded view of language which recognises the inseparability of language, culture and meaning. After initially introducing the subject matter of the book and providing an overview of discrimination and language learning, the authors examine the relationship between theory and practice in four main areas: theories of interaction and their application; ethnographic and linguistic analysis of workplace settings; training in communication for white professionals; and language training for adult bilingual workers and job-seekers. Detailed case studies illustrate how theory can be turned into practice if appropriate information, research, development and training and co-ordinated in an integrated response to issues of multi-ethnic communication, discrimination and social justice.

Author : Peter Ratcliffe
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335227554
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Race Ethnicity and Difference: Imagining the Inclusive Society written by Peter Ratcliffe and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2004-06-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This excellent book … provides an extremely readable account which deserves to be widely read by a more general audience. In short, the author, in making sense of current imaginings, presents a mix of theoretical and empirical debates, as he challenges exclusionary forces. The book’s principal aim is to take a critical look at the nature and sources of inequalities in contemporary societies and examine the prospects for an ‘inclusive society’. This aim captures an important strength of the text, as the analysis attempts to move beyond simple description and provide explanations and possible solutions to enable policy and practice to tackle disadvantage and discrimination." Social Policy This book addresses many of the key problems facing contemporary societies. The social significance attached to various forms of difference, most notably ‘race’ and ethnicity, has been seen as resulting in the exclusion of some groups from their full rights as citizens. This, in turn, is viewed as presenting a series of barriers to the creation of more inclusive societies. Peter Ratcliffe explores these arguments in a variety of substantive contexts, for example immigration and the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers; housing and segregation; education; labour markets; and policing and urban conflict. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of social agency, on the part of minorities, in confronting exclusionary forces. This lively and highly readable account deals with difficult theoretical, ethical and policy issues without resort to unnecessary jargon. It is essential reading for undergraduate students in sociology, social policy, urban geography, law and political science, and is also of value to the general reader and researcher.

Author : Albert J. Wheeler
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781594544798
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Racism written by Albert J. Wheeler and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all mankinds' vices, racism is one of the most pervasive and stubborn. Success in overcoming racism has been achieved from time to time, but victories have been limited thus far because mankind has focused on personal economic gain or power grabs ignoring generosity of the soul. This bibliography brings together the literature.