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After civil rights : racial realism in the new American workplace / / John D. Skrentny



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Autore: Skrentny John David Visualizza persona
Titolo: After civil rights : racial realism in the new American workplace / / John D. Skrentny Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014
Edizione: Course Book
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (415 p.)
Disciplina: 331.13/30973
Soggetto topico: Civil rights - United States
Civil service - United States
Discrimination in employment - United States
Race discrimination - United States
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Managing Race in the American Workplace -- Chapter 2. Leverage -- Chapter 3. We the People -- Chapter 4. Displaying Race for Dollars -- Chapter 5. The Jungle Revisited? -- Chapter 6. Bringing Practice, Law, and Values Together -- Notes -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: What role should racial difference play in the American workplace? As a nation, we rely on civil rights law to address this question, and the monumental Civil Rights Act of 1964 seemingly answered it: race must not be a factor in workplace decisions. In After Civil Rights, John Skrentny contends that after decades of mass immigration, many employers, Democratic and Republican political leaders, and advocates have adopted a new strategy to manage race and work. Race is now relevant not only in negative cases of discrimination, but in more positive ways as well. In today's workplace, employers routinely practice "racial realism," where they view race as real--as a job qualification. Many believe employee racial differences, and sometimes immigrant status, correspond to unique abilities or evoke desirable reactions from clients or citizens. They also see racial diversity as a way to increase workplace dynamism. The problem is that when employers see race as useful for organizational effectiveness, they are often in violation of civil rights law. After Civil Rights examines this emerging strategy in a wide range of employment situations, including the low-skilled sector, professional and white-collar jobs, and entertainment and media. In this important book, Skrentny urges us to acknowledge the racial realism already occurring, and lays out a series of reforms that, if enacted, would bring the law and lived experience more in line, yet still remain respectful of the need to protect the civil rights of all workers.
Titolo autorizzato: After civil rights  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-691-16812-1
1-4008-4849-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910453338203321
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