| Description |
xv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271) and index. |
| Contents |
Deciding who gets the good jobs : an overview -- The profit motive : how it can benefit the powerless -- It's not personal : when hiring the best worker isn't profitable -- Race before class : Jim Crow employment practices -- Gender before class : patriarchy, capitalism, and family -- The immigration controversy : who wins and who loses? -- The rise of working women : race, class, and gender matters -- Jobs for black men : missing in action -- Employment and ownership disparities : what should the government do? -- New harmony, not religious wars : how to promote diversity at elite universities -- Setting policy priorities : what works best politically? |
| Subject |
Discrimination in employment -- United States.
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Sex discrimination in employment -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0813529204 alkaline paper |
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0813529212 paperback alkaline paper |
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