Immigration et nouvelles formes d'affirmative action au travail
The first rationale of affirmative action was to help the African-American community integrate and wipe out discrimination practices in the workplace. Yet, as immigration levels from Caribbean and African Blacks are reaching record highs today, it no longer serves its original purpose. Employers who...
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cairn-RFEA_111_0088RFEARevue française d’études américaines https://shs.cairn.info/revue-francaise-d-etudes-americaines-2007-1-page-88?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rfea.111.0088 Immigration et nouvelles formes d'affirmative action au travail Pauwels, Marie-Christine2007 affirmative actionafricainsantillaiscréneau ethniquediversitéimmigration hispaniquesnoirs américainsaffirmative actionsAfrican americansCaribbeansdiversityethnic nicheethnicityHispanic immigrationfre Revue française d’études américaines | 111 | 1 | 2007-08-27 | p. 88-99 | 0397-7870 RFEA_11169 The first rationale of affirmative action was to help the African-American community integrate and wipe out discrimination practices in the workplace. Yet, as immigration levels from Caribbean and African Blacks are reaching record highs today, it no longer serves its original purpose. Employers who show a marked preference for these newcomers, both in low-skilled and high-skilled jobs, are able to display a minority-friendly attitude and a diversified workforce. But aren’t they merely exercising a new, more subtle form of discrimination against African-Americans, one that pits “Black” against “Black” and deliberately confuses skin color and ethnicity ?Cairn free access |
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The first rationale of affirmative action was to help the African-American community integrate and wipe out discrimination practices in the workplace. Yet, as immigration levels from Caribbean and African Blacks are reaching record highs today, it no longer serves its original purpose. Employers who show a marked preference for these newcomers, both in low-skilled and high-skilled jobs, are able to display a minority-friendly attitude and a diversified workforce. But aren’t they merely exercising a new, more subtle form of discrimination against African-Americans, one that pits “Black” against “Black” and deliberately confuses skin color and ethnicity ? |
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