scholarly journals Affirmative Action Policies to Remedy Ethnic Minority Disadvantage in the Labour Market

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Heath
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Labour Market

scholarly journals ’n Teologies-etiese beoordeling van regstellende aksie

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. De Beer
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
South African ◽  
Ethical Judgment ◽  
The South ◽  
Current Application ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Biblical Principles

A theological ethical judgment of affirmative action In the period directly before and after 1994 much consideration was given to the position of the South African labour market. It was clear that some form of affirmative action had to be instituted. In this article different ways in which affirmative action has been applied since 1994 are studied, as well as the effects thereof. Affirmative action has made it possible for many workers to occupy positions that they otherwise would not have received. Other workers have been negatively affected by affirmative action. How should this be judged? In this article a number of Biblical principles regarding labour are posed. The current application of affirmative action is judged against these principles.

Explaining Ethnic Minority Disadvantage

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. Heath ◽  
Soojin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
British Society ◽  
Prejudice And Discrimination

This chapter offers a variety of explanations as to why ethnic minorities in Britain suffered ‘ethnic penalties’ or serious disadvantages in the labour market. These explanations focused on the lack of human capital on the part of the migrant workers and the prejudice and discrimination they experienced at the hands of the British society.

scholarly journals Against the odds? – A study of educational attainment and labour market position of the second-generation ethnic minority members in the UK

Ethnicities ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaojun Li
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Educational Success ◽  
Adequate Account ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Life Trajectory ◽  
Labour Market Position ◽  
The Uk

Much research in the UK has shown a close relationship between family position and educational attainment. Yet, this association seems to apply to whites rather than to children from ethnic minority backgrounds who are usually found to outperform whites in spite of their poorer family situation. The classical theories do not give an adequate account of this apparent mismatch as they were designed for the general population. I propose a thesis of ‘reinvigorated ambition’ to try to explain the second-generation drive for success. Drawing data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, I show that multiple disadvantages faced by ethnic minorities in the labour market give pervasive signals to the second generation that they have to aim higher and work harder in order not to fall too low in their life trajectory. The educational success of children from ethnic minority heritages can thus be seen as a determined effort to shield off cumulative discrimination in the labour market and in wider society.

How Do Affirmative Action Bans Affect the Racial Composition of Postsecondary Students in Public Institutions?

2020 ◽  
pp. 089590482096100
Author(s):  
Huacong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Racial Composition ◽  
Ethnic Minority Students ◽  
Flagship Universities ◽  
Four Year Institutions ◽  
Racial Ethnic

This study investigates the associations between statewide affirmative action bans and the racial composition of undergraduate students at public 4-year colleges and universities in five states, that is, Arizona, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. I use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System data from 1999 to 2017, and find that despite having few selective postsecondary institutions, public four-year institutions in these five states experienced an average decline of 0.42 percentage points in the enrollment of underrepresented racial-ethnic minority students following bans on affirmative action. Further, the bans also decreased the enrollment of underrepresented racial-ethnic minority students at four state public flagship universities.

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