1. Chapter 4 Class, Race and Gender

2. Discrimination  1) Discrimination is when an employer provides unequal opportunities to protected groups. For example, study of racial discrimination that shows white ex con are called back 17% of the time, but crime-free black applicants only 14%. Yet, white people, when surveyed, don’t believe that racial disc. Exists. For example, study of racial discrimination that shows white ex con are called back 17% of the time, but crime-free black applicants only 14%. Yet, white people, when surveyed, don’t believe that racial disc. Exists.  2) In this country, discrimination is illegal against….  But protected against which group?

3. Discrimination  3) Discrimination comes in three types: Hiring Hiring Promotion Promotion Wages Wages  4) Discrimination is difficult to prevent It is hard to prove – It is legal to make it difficultIt is hard to prove – It is legal to make it difficult The government does not provide enough resources to ensure non discriminationThe government does not provide enough resources to ensure non discrimination

4. Discrimination and Inequality  5) Causes for Hiring Discrimination and Inequality (when employers refuse to hire certain groups for certain jobs) (when employers refuse to hire certain groups for certain jobs)  A) Statistical discrimination  B) Gender/Race typing  C) Job Sex/Race Segregation  D) Networks  E) Homosocial Reproduction

5. Discrimination and Inequality  6) Causes for Pay and Promotion Discrimination and Inequality  A) Tokenism  B) HR  C) Networking  D) Glass Ceiling and Sticky Floor  E) Sexual Harassment Quid pro quoQuid pro quo Hostile Working EnvironmentHostile Working Environment  F) Racial Harassment  G) Comparable Worth Discrimination

6. Solutions to Discrimination and Inequality  1) Solutions to: Statistical discriminationStatistical discrimination Gender/race typingGender/race typing Job sex/race segregationJob sex/race segregation Homosocial reproductionHomosocial reproduction NetworkingNetworking  Affirmative Action What is AA: Executive Order. Only effects businesses accepting money from the government.What is AA: Executive Order. Only effects businesses accepting money from the government. Doesn’t require quotasDoesn’t require quotas  Two biggest complaints about AA: Reverse Discrimination – This assumes that: every job is filled by qualified white men; tests measure qualification; hiring is an objective process in which we know who is BEST. Reverse Discrimination – This assumes that: every job is filled by qualified white men; tests measure qualification; hiring is an objective process in which we know who is BEST. Preferential Treatment -- This assumes that preferential treatment benefiting white men does not exist. Is this true? In colleges, there is preferential treatment towards alumnis. Preferential Treatment -- This assumes that preferential treatment benefiting white men does not exist. Is this true? In colleges, there is preferential treatment towards alumnis.