Comparative perspectives on racial discrimination in hiring: The rise of field experiments

L Quillian, AH Midtbøen - Annual Review of Sociology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews studies of hiring discrimination against racial and ethnic minority groups
in cross-national perspective. We focus on field experimental studies of hiring discrimination …

The sociology of discrimination: Racial discrimination in employment, housing, credit, and consumer markets

D Pager, H Shepherd - Annu. Rev. Sociol, 2008 - annualreviews.org
Persistent racial inequality in employment, housing, and a wide range of other social
domains has renewed interest in the possible role of discrimination. And yet, unlike in the …

A theory of racialized organizations

V Ray - American sociological review, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Organizational theory scholars typically see organizations as race-neutral bureaucratic
structures, while race and ethnicity scholars have largely neglected the role of organizations …

Meta-analysis of field experiments shows no change in racial discrimination in hiring over time

L Quillian, D Pager, O Hexel, AH Midtbøen - Proceedings of the National …, 2017 - pnas.org
This study investigates change over time in the level of hiring discrimination in US labor
markets. We perform a meta-analysis of every available field experiment of hiring …

Getting respect: Responding to stigma and discrimination in the United States, Brazil, and Israel

M Lamont, G Moraes Silva, N Mizrachi, J Guetzkow… - 2016 - torrossa.com
This book examines how ordinary people understand stigma and discrimination, and how
they respond to such experiences. We conducted more than 400 in-depth interviews with …

Getting in, getting hired, getting sideways looks: Organizational hierarchy and perceptions of racial discrimination

AH Wingfield, K Chavez - American Sociological Review, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This article argues that black workers' perceptions of racial discrimination derive not just
from being in the minority, but also from their position in the organizational structure …

Rage against the iron cage: The varied effects of bureaucratic personnel reforms on diversity

F Dobbin, D Schrage, A Kalev - American Sociological …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Organization scholars since Max Weber have argued that formal personnel systems can
prevent discrimination. We draw on sociological and psychological literatures to develop a …

Hiring as cultural matching: The case of elite professional service firms

LA Rivera - American sociological review, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents culture as a vehicle of labor market sorting. Providing a case study of
hiring in elite professional service firms, I investigate the often suggested but heretofore …

Etnisk diskriminering i arbeidsmarkedet

AH Midtbøen - Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, 2015 - idunn.no
At diskriminering er notorisk vanskelig å måle vitenskapelig, har preget både politikk og
forskning på innvandringsfeltet i Norge i en årrekke. Samtidig er omfanget av kunnskap om …

Sexual harassment, workplace authority, and the paradox of power

H McLaughlin, C Uggen… - American sociological …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Power is at the core of feminist theories of sexual harassment, although it has rarely been
measured directly in terms of workplace authority. Popular characterizations portray male …