Face of Discrimination - How Race and Gender Impact Work and Home Lives

Informationen zum Autor By Vincent J. Roscigno Klappentext The Face of Discrimination documents the extent, character, and implications of race and sex discrimination at work and in housing, drawing from a rich body archived discrimination suits themselves. It moves beyond traditional social science research on the topic and grounds the reader in the reality of discrimination as it is played out in the actual jobs, neighborhoods, and lives of real people. Zusammenfassung Documents the extent! character! and implications of race and sex discrimination at work and in housing! drawing from a rich body archived discrimination suits themselves. This book grounds the reader in the reality of discrimination as it is played out in the actual jobs! neighborhoods! and lives of real people. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Race Discrimination in Employment Chapter 2 Race Attitudes and the Alternative Realities of Workers and Bosses Chapter 3 Sex Discrimination in Employment Chapter 4 How Sexual Harassment Happens Chapter 5 Discrimination in Public and Private Economic Sectors Chapter 6 Competitive Threat and Isolation at Work Chapter 7 The Experiences of Black and White, and Low and High Status Women Chapter 8 Discrimination and African American Men: A Precarious Historical Legacy Chapter 9 Race and the Process of Housing Discriminatio Chapter 10 The Contexts of Housing Discrimination Chapter 11 Housing and Sex Discrimination Chapter 12 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Vincent J. Roscigno, Roscigno Vincent J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2007
• EAN: 9780742548077
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4807-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Social discrimination & inequality, Gender studies, gender groups, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General