scholarly journals Identifying the barriers to affirmative action training: Perceptions of affirmative action appointees in Mpumalanga public hospitals

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Rankhumise ◽  
Fulufhelo G. Netswera
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Hospital Management ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Training Interventions ◽  
Internal Policy ◽  
And Gender

Orientation: Since the advent of democracy in 1994 numerous policies and programmes were put in place to address the imbalances of race and gender in the South African labour force.Research purpose: The aim of this study is to gauge the perceptions about existing barriers in the implementation of affirmative action (AA) training interventions at public hospitals in the Mpumalanga Province.Motivations for the study: The research conducted in this study provides valuable information which would enable the Mpumalanga health department and public hospital management to develop improved interventions associated with AA training interventions.Research design, approach and method: The population of the study consists of two groups of participants which are AA appointees and AA mentors. The study mixed qualitative and quantitative research methodological processes.Main findings: Results of this study show that there are differences in perceptions between Black respondents who believe that mentors should be held liable for the failure of the mentees and White respondents who disagreed. The findings suggest that employees are of the opinion that internal policy guidelines on the implementation of AA are not communicated to all employees.Practical implications: Public hospital management should articulate the purpose of AA interventions and its targets to both mentors and mentees and continuously review the implementation thereof.Contribution: The study contributes towards explaining the importance of training interventions that are useful for the success of AA appointees in their respective duties and also give account of barriers that are experienced by these appointees.

The Good Worker: Race and Gender in a 1970s Southern City

1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-292
Author(s):  
Shirley Harkess ◽  
Carol Warren
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Mental Image ◽  
Gender Segregation ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Southern City ◽  
Almost All ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Ideal Worker

By the end of the 1970s, the effort to end employment discrimination in the South by means of affirmative action was directed toward women as well as blacks. This study, based on interviews with owners or personnel managers in 29 local or national manufacturing firms in a medium-sized city, reveals that those selecting entry-level operatives do so in terms of an elaborated mental image of the “good worker.” Essentially, the ideal worker is acquiescent as well as ever-present. The race and gender components and implications of the image tended to undermine the intent and effect of affirmative action in jobs that had few qualifications but many applicants. Almost all of those actually hired were previously known to the employer. In this context, some degree of racial integration occurred, while a high degree of gender segregation continued. Of interest from the vantage point of today, at no time was age discrimination a consideration. We conclude by noting the difficulty of altering the employer's need for control as expressed by insuring a compliant workforce.

Minority Graduates from Michigan Law School: Differently Successful

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 521-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Nelson ◽  
Monique R. Payne
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Law School ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Admissions Policies ◽  
And Gender ◽  
White Graduates

Lempert, Chambers, and Adams (2000; hereafter LCA) make an important contribution to both the debate on affirmative action in legal education and the sociology of the legal profession. We find their empirical results credible and agree with their interpretations of the data related to arguments about the role of affirmative action in Michigan's admissions policies. Yet, in crafting an analysis to demonstrate the similarities in the career outcomes of minority and white graduates, they have minimized evidence that points to substantial continuing patterns of inequality by race and gender within the legal profession. Moreover, LCA only begin to illuminate the mechanisms that produce the career patterns they document. Of particular importance is the question of how race, class, and gender interact to shape lawyers' careers-a topic LCA largely reserve for future analyses.

scholarly journals Is Affirmative Action Still Necessary? Analysis of Minority-Working Adults’ Perceptions

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Steven Cates
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Corporate America ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Mixed Support ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Protected Class ◽  
Prejudice And Discrimination ◽  
And Gender

Over the past three decades, the Unites States has struggle valiantly to overcome that disgusting legacy as it moves toward to eliminate race, and gender inequality, and the uprooting of prejudice and discrimination. Out of this struggle, came the birth of affirmative action. It has left politicians, social scientists, and economists debating its merits and possible alternatives. From the Supreme Court to the dinner table, the potential effects of this policy on our legal, political and social system have been argued. This study analyzes the perceptions protected class employees in terms of the affirmative action in employment. Utilizing a sample of 151 protected class working adults, data analysis provided mixed support to the stated hypotheses which suggested that affirmative action had eliminated most discriminatory practices in corporate America. The results of this study answer the question of this study asserting the necessity of the affirmative action.

scholarly journals Relevant and current issues faced by American institutions of higher education as they attempt to design and implement affirmative action plans vis-à-vis admissions and faculty/staff hiring policies and practices

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-98
Author(s):  
Angel Wazin
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Structural Diversity ◽  
Psychological Climate ◽  
Numerical Representation ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Hiring Policies ◽  
Legal Guidelines

This article provides an overview of opposing perspectives on affirmative action and makes a case for affirmative action on the grounds of diversity and from the perspective of a necessity to remedy past discrimination (Hasnas, 2018; Wright & Garces, 2018; Kaplin & Lee, 2013).  My argument employs Hurtado, Milem, Clayton-Pedersen, and Allen’s (2010) four (4) dimensions of educational programs and practices needed in assessing diversity in the institution: historical legacy of inclusion/exclusion of racial/ethnic groups;  structural diversity regarding numerical representation ; the psychological climate of perceptions and attitudes ; and the behavioral climate dimension. Additionally, because the expressed consideration of race and gender in admissions and hiring processes have legal implications, I provide legal guidelines and precedents to mitigate litigation. 

Obituary Analysis and Describing a Life Lived: The Impact of Race, Gender, Age, and Economic Status

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Marks ◽  
Tommy Piggee
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Health Department ◽  
State Health ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Racial Background ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Economic Background ◽  
Methodological Improvement ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

A Comparison Of The Sampling Distribution Of The 2,262 obituaries from the Sunday edition of The Arkansas Democrat Gazette, for the year 1993, was made with the actual mortality patterns of Arkansans, as reported by the state health department. The two distributions were found to be nearly identical on gender and age. This is a significant methodological improvement over previous methods used in obituary analysis that relied on using the ratio of obituaries to death notices as an indicator of mortality experience and then using that as a basis for evaluating the likelihood of obituary discrimination. We tested three hypotheses derived from a status continuum model. This model was based primarily on race and gender. Economic status of racial background was also taken into account as was age. Detailed analysis was done on the 4 percent ( n = 90) of the 2,262 obituaries accompanied by a photograph. Racial and gender differences existed regarding length and complexity of the obits. Whites were more likely than blacks to have longer and more complex obituaries. Blacks were more likely than whites to have a picture accompany their obituaries. Economic background of racial membership explains the differences found in length of the obituary. Evidence suggested a set of conditional relationships based on the interaction of race and gender. Within each racial community, those hypothesized to be of higher status were more likely to have a photograph accompany their obituary. Differences were found by race and gender on themes mentioned in the obituary. There were no significant differences within each racial group by gender on length of the obituary. Age was not related to length or number of themes in the obituaries.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN KARAKTERISTIK WANITA YANG MENGALAMI KANKER SERVIKS DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DAERAH (RSUD) PANEMBAHAN SENOPATI BANTUL YOGYAKARTA

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Fatimah Dewi Anggraeni ◽  
Retno Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Information System ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Incidence And Mortality

Background : Cervical cancer is still becoming the most prevalent diseases in Indonesia. Health Department of Indonesia in 2012 recorded that the predicted incidence and mortality rate which caused by cervical cancer were 13.2 million of lifes. Factors that affecting cervical cancer are age, education, job, parity, and hormonal contracepcy. This statement is supported by the Hospital Information System (HIS) data in the year of 2013 which showed that there were 130 cases of cervical cancer in Yogyakarta (DIY). The opreliminary study obtained that in 2015 there were 50 persons of cervical cancer sufferer in Panembahan Senopati Public Hospital, which were consist of 40 outpatient cases and 10 inpatient cases. Aim : This study aimed to know the characteristics of mothers who encounter cervical cancer. Research Methods : This research was a descriptive quantitative research. The sampling technique used in this research was total sampling technique. The samples were 50 respondents with frequency distribution that obtained by using secondary data and checklist methods. Results : Most of mothers who encounter cervical cancer in Panembahan Senopati public hospital Bantul Yogyakarta that aged >35 years old were as many as 34 respondents (68.0%), as many as 26 respondents (52.0%) were high school educated or graduated, as many as 18 repondents (36.05) were statused as a farmer, as many as 18 repondents (36.0%) were primiparas and grandemulti parity, and as many as 29 respondents (58.0%) were using hormonal contracepcy. Conclusion : Mothers who encounter cervical cancer in Panembahan Senopati public hospital Bantul Yogyakarta that aged >35 years old were: high school educated or graduated, farmers, primiparas and grandmultiparas, and using hormonal contracepcy. Keywords : Characteristic, Cervical cancer

scholarly journals GAMBARAN KARAKTERISTIK WANITA YANG MENGALAMI KANKER SERVIKS DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DAERAH (RSUD) PANEMBAHAN SENOPATI BANTUL YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Fatimah Dewi Anggraeni ◽  
Retno Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Information System ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Incidence And Mortality

Background : Cervical cancer is still becoming the most prevalent diseases in Indonesia. Health Department of Indonesia in 2012 recorded that the predicted incidence and mortality rate which caused by cervical cancer were 13.2 million of lifes. Factors that affecting cervical cancer are age, education, job, parity, and hormonal contracepcy. This statement is supported by the Hospital Information System (HIS) data in the year of 2013 which showed that there were 130 cases of cervical cancer in Yogyakarta (DIY). The opreliminary study obtained that in 2015 there were 50 persons of cervical cancer sufferer in Panembahan Senopati Public Hospital, which were consist of 40 outpatient cases and 10 inpatient cases. Aim : This study aimed to know the characteristics of mothers who encounter cervical cancer. Research Methods : This research was a descriptive quantitative research. The sampling technique used in this research was total sampling technique. The samples were 50 respondents with frequency distribution that obtained by using secondary data and checklist methods. Results : Most of mothers who encounter cervical cancer in Panembahan Senopati public hospital Bantul Yogyakarta that aged >35 years old were as many as 34 respondents (68.0%), as many as 26 respondents (52.0%) were high school educated or graduated, as many as 18 repondents (36.05) were statused as a farmer, as many as 18 repondents (36.0%) were primiparas and grandemulti parity, and as many as 29 respondents (58.0%) were using hormonal contracepcy. Conclusion : Mothers who encounter cervical cancer in Panembahan Senopati public hospital Bantul Yogyakarta that aged >35 years old were: high school educated or graduated, farmers, primiparas and grandmultiparas, and using hormonal contracepcy. Keywords : Characteristic, Cervical cancer.

Public hospital reforms in China: towards a model of new public management?

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jixia Mei ◽  
Ian Kirkpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Hospital Management ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
New Public

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how far plans to “modernize” hospital management in China are converging toward a global model of new public management (NPM) or represent a distinctive pathway. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on a systematic review of available secondary sources published in English and Chinese to describe both the nature and trajectory of hospital management reforms in China. Findings In China, while public hospital reforms bear many of the hallmarks of the NPM, they are distinctive in two key respects. First, the thrust of current reforms is to partially reverse, not extend, the trend toward marketization in order to strengthen the public orientation of public hospitals. Second is a marked gap between the rhetoric and reality of empowering managers and freeing them from political control. Practical implications This paper develops a framework for understanding the drivers and obstacles to hospital management reforms in China that is useful for managers, clinicians and policy makers. Originality/value In China, few authors have considered NPM reform in relation to healthcare. This paper contributes in better understanding current reforms taking place in China’s expanding healthcare sector and locates these within broader theoretical and policy debates.

Race and Gender Relations among Prison Workers

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Owen
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Racial Conflicts ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Prison Community ◽  
Traditional Competition

This article describes changes in the traditional guard cultures, which have resulted through Affirmative Action requirements of the State. These changes have given new meanings to traditional competition and divisions among the workers. Racial conflicts often parallel those within the prisoner culture. Gender conflicts reflect a conservative bias found in other blue collar occupations. These conflicts shape a new culture of the correctional worker and further contribute to the uneasy social order of the prison community.

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