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Sociology
Using your sociological imagination, consider structural, social barriers that may account for racial or ethnic discrimination in the workplace.
Institutionalized racism often goes unnoticed, especially by members of the dominant culture. However, there are serious structural and social barriers that may account for racial and ethnic discrimination in the workplace. As Dumaine, Overfelt, Spruell, Tanz & Whitford (2003) point out, there are still significant barriers to achieving great strides in business for non-whites, even male non-whites. Robert Johnson notes, "It's hard for African-Americans to borrow money from banks or raise money from venture capitalists," (cited by Dumaine, et al., 2003). Lack of access to financial capital is of course a preliminary structural barrier to achieving success in the workplace. The underlying social barrier is exclusion; blacks are not part of the "good old boy" club, which continues to characterize social structures in the workplace (Johnson, cited by Dumaine, et al., 2003). Racial and ethnic discrimination still do exist do to structural barriers like access to venture capital, and social barriers like the lack of access to cultural capital.
Using your sociological imagination, critique the information presented in Fortune and Money Magazine...
Use Blacks on the Bubble to argue that individualistic explanations alone cannot account for racial and ethnic inequality in the workplace.
As Collins (2005) points out in "Blacks on the Bubble," the structures of opportunity that currently exist for people of color are unstable and tenuous. As a result, non-white minorities have achieved little meaningful social advancement. Affirmative action programs have enabled the placement of more people of color in positions of power, but actual power remains in the hands of the dominant white culture. Fisher (2005) and Dumaine et al. (2003) point out that there are some individualistic explanations that show how racial and ethnic bias can be overcome in the workplace. However, lack of access to financial and cultural capital continues to stymie genuine equality in terms of either race or gender. Clearly, there are ways of overcoming racial bias in the workplace. Those ways involve serious uphill battles that whites do not encounter. If only non-whites have this uphill battle, then bias, discrimination, and unequal access still exists.
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993? How does it impact the workplace and it's workers? What are the limitations of this act?
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References
Collins, S.M. (2005). Blacks on the bubble. The Sociological Quarterly 34(3): 429-447.
Dumaine, B., Overfelt, M., Spruell, S., Tanz, J. & Whitford, D. (2003). Does race still matter? CNN Money/Fortune. Retrieved online: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/12/01/359903/index.htm
Fisher, A. (2005). Is racial bias holding you back? CNN Money/Fortune. Retrieved online: http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/10/news/economy/annie/fortune_annie081005/index.htm
Tahmincioglu, E. (2007). Pregnancy discrimination is on the rise. MSNBC.com. Retrieved online: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18742634/#.T2onV3h9nww
These problems can hinder the development of a high quality of life for all Americans by creating structural barriers to success. Some important steps would be to increase political participation at the roots level of all underrepresented members of society and to lend a voice to those who currently have little say in the governance of the nation. Wk-4 DQ-1. The political-economic system is generally set up along the lines
Sociology: Changing Societies in a Diverse World (Fourth Edition) George J. Bryjak & Michael P. Soroka Chapter One Summary of Key Concepts Sociology is the field of study which seeks to "describe, explain, and predict human social patterns" from a scientific perspective. And though Sociology is part of the social sciences (such as psychology and anthropology), it is quite set apart from the other disciplines in social science; that is because it emphasizes
I have been discriminated against, which has caused my self-esteem to fall, and now I am stuck, with few role models to follow. Bill's success has probably been thwarted by more sources than the today's average black or female, but there is no provision in preferential hiring for him. Just like no one can control his or her race or skin color, Bill's obesity is caused by a medical
Sociology and Adult Education Adult Education Many believe that vessel education and training that that the very foundation of success. A strong educational background can help any individual branch into new opportunities, where individual goals and community goals are intimately intertwined. In addition to traditional education facilities, the United States has a prominent adult education industry which helps bring academic practices and continuous learning to individuals already within a working environment. Essentially,
The working class standards of morals work as a substitute to how success is defined in terms of economics (Sachin, 2012). These people value morals more than the money and believe that morals outweigh money in having a successful life. They love to maintain dignity in their lives. Despite having their morals above money, they draw the lines between economic classes. Hence they do not separate themselves from the
Sociology of the Workplace ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Gender Inequality at Workplace Annotated Bibliography Dixon, S. (2001). Work Experience and the Gender Earnings Gap. New Zealand Economic Papers, 35(2), 152+. Retrieved March 27, 2012, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002436019 In this article, Dixon reviews and presents the information about the work experience profiles of men and women working in New Zealand. The author uses two methods, which were introduced by Zabalza and Arrufat (1985) and by Filer (1993)