| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 461 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
section 1. Overview : socio-legal approaches to anti-discrimination law -- section 2. Debating the prevalence and character of discrimination -- section 3. Changing boundaries : historical and social development of anti-discrimination law -- section 4. Mobilizing law : rights consciousness, claiming behaviour, and the dynamics of litigation -- section 5. Social psychology of bias |
| Summary |
There is still much to learn about fundamental aspects of employment discrimination law as a social system. What drives the growing demand for litigation? To what extent does discrimination persist in subtle but pervasive forms and what explains how it varies by organizational and market context? How do different groups of workers perceive the extent to which they are discriminated against and what, if anything, do they do about it? How have employers responded to discrimination law? How is employment discrimination law affected by broader political and legal currents? What is the relationship between anti-discrimination law and patterns of social inequality? The chapters in this unique collection grapple with many of these issues. Questions of this scope require interdisciplinary scholarship; and this volume includes original contributions from many of the legal scholars, economists, psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, and historians who are at the forefront of new research on discrimination and law. The Handbook of Employment Discrimination Research encompasses critical discussions across different social science disciplines, as well as between legal scholars and social scientists. As a collection, the chapters suggest a broad reconsideration of employment discrimination and its treatment in law |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-449) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Congresses
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Discrimination in employment.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Discrimination in employment
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Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nielsen, Laura Beth.
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Nelson, Robert L., 1952-
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| ISBN |
1402033702 |
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9781402033704 |
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9781402034558 |
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1402034555 |
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0387094660 |
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9780387094663 |
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