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After civil rights

Skrentny, John David

2014,2013

Overview

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. InAfter 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 Rightsexamines 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.

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Subject: Activism / Advertising / Affirmative action / African Americans / Amendment / American College of Physicians / Americans / Anti-discrimination law / Authorization / Black people / Bona fide occupational qualifications / Business & Economics / BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture / Civil Rights / Civil rights -- United States / Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Civil service / Civil service -- United States / Classical liberalism / Competition / Consideration / Customer / Demography / Discretion / Discrimination & Race Relations / Discrimination in employment / Discrimination in employment -- United States / Disparate impact / Disparate treatment / Economist / Employment / Employment discrimination / Entrepreneurship / Equal employment opportunity / Equal Employment Opportunity Commission / Equal opportunity / Globalization / Grutter v. Bollinger / Illegal immigration / Immigration / Journalism / Kerner Commission / Labour law / LAW / LAW / Civil Rights / Law enforcement / Legislation / Management & Organizational Behavior / Market (economics) / Marketing / Migrant worker / Minority group / National Association for the Advancement of Colored People / National Urban League / Nationality / Physician / Plaintiff / Police / Police officer / Policy / Politician / Precedent / Race (human categorization) / Race discrimination / Race discrimination -- United States / Race Matters / Racial segregation / Racism / Recruitment / Regulation / Retail / School district / Scientific racism / Sexism / Slavery / SOCIAL SCIENCE / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General / Sociology / Statute / The New York Times / Unemployment / United States / Voting / William Julius Wilson / Workforce / Workplace / Workplace Culture
• ISBN: 0691168121, 9780691168128, 9780691159966, 0691159963, 1400848490, 9781400848492