Race and Work

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7456-9641-6
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Reihe: Work & Society

This book provides a reasoned, unflinching description of how race and paid work are linked in U.S. society. It offers readers the rich conceptual and empirical foundation needed to understand key issues surrounding both race and work.

Loscocco trace current patterns to their historical roots, showing that the work lives of women and men from different race and ethnic groups have always been interrelated. The chapters document the U.S.’s multicultural labor history, discuss how labor markets and jobs became segregated, and analyze key racial-ethnic patterns in work opportunities. The book also addresses common misconceptions about why women and men from some racial-ethnic groups end up with better jobs than others. It closes with a look at contemporary developments and suggests steps toward a future in which race-ethnicity will no longer affect work opportunities and experiences.

Race and Work deepens understanding and elevates the discussion of race, racism, and work in an engaging, accessible style. It will be an essential resource for anyone interested in work, race-ethnicity, social inequality, or intersections among race, gender, and class.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loscocco, Karyn

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction
- 1. Race and Work: Laying the Conceptual Groundwork
- 2. The Roots of Race-Based Work Inequalities
- 3 Activism and Entrepreneurship
- 4. The Past is in the Present: Persistent Work Inequalities
- 5. Explaining Race Differences in Work Outcomes
- 6. Trending Race and Work Issues
- 7. Reducing Racial Inequities at Work

Über Autor(innen)

Karyn Loscocco is Professor of Sociology at the University at Albany.