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The ethnic penalty : immigration, education, and the labour market /
The Ethnic Penalty argues that a penalty has impeded the occupational success of ethnic minorities during the job search, hiring and promotion process. In this context, the book examines whether explanatory factors such as discrimination, an individual's social network, a firm's working cu...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2012.
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| Online Access: |
Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The Ethnic Penalty argues that a penalty has impeded the occupational success of ethnic minorities during the job search, hiring and promotion process. In this context, the book examines whether explanatory factors such as discrimination, an individual's social network, a firm's working culture, and a community's social trust are major contributing reasons behind this apparent penalty, whilst also making suggestions for improvement for visible ethnic minorities. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 130 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-121) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409402121 1409402126 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |