Essays about: "ethnic discrimination"

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  1. 6. Racial Discrimination in Sweden and the US: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Garlli Tat; [2023]
    Keywords : Discrimination; Racism; Sweden; US; comparison; cross-sectional study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Racial discrimination is one of the most fundamental forms of social inequality. It remains prevalent in major progressive democracies such as Sweden and the United States. Limited studies have examined how the two nations differ in a comparative cross-sectional design. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Law of Small Numbers in Skewed Hiring Distributions: Consequences for Perceived Ethnicity Discrimination

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Oscar Bauer; Castiau Lucie; [2023]
    Keywords : Law of small numbers; perceived ethnic discrimination; prototypical discrimination; observing discrimination; subjective probability.;

    Abstract : The law of small numbers bias is a representativeness heuristic that often leads individuals to draw extensive conclusions from small samples while underestimating the generalizability in larger ones. This study investigated whether individuals overestimate perceived discrimination in small employment samples and underestimate it in large ones. READ MORE

  4. 8. “Are you in the mafia?” : Ethnic discrimination on the American labor market

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Anes Velic; [2023]
    Keywords : Employment gap; earnings gap; ethnic discrimination; exogenous shocks to ethnic discrimination on the labor market; employers’ prejudice;

    Abstract : How did the Italian mafia affect honest Italian descendants on the American labor market? This is a study about how an exogenous shock to ethnic discrimination on the labor market affected a whole ethnic group. The goal with this study is to analyze how a massacre by Al Capone’s crew in 1929 affected Italian workers on the American labor market. READ MORE

  5. 9. Discrimination Of Unskilled Immigrants in Sweden : A Workplace Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Shincy Mol Chettiyamkudiyil Joy; [2023]
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    Abstract : The study aims to explore discrimination against unskilled Swedish immigrants in the workplace and its psychological impact on immigrant workers. It focuses on identifying the main conditions affecting immigrant employees' working environments and their effects on their mental and physical health. READ MORE

  6. 10. Name changers’ experience in the Swedish labor market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sayed Shahabuddin Ahmadyar; [2022-04-08]
    Keywords : Afghan name changers; Labor market discrimination; Swedish-sounding names; Us and Them;

    Abstract : Ethnicity, race, name, and several other factors can determine whether an individual enter the labor market or not. Ethnic minorities and immigrants are discriminated in employment process and therefore immigrants in some Western countries change their names to Western-sounding names in order to tackle labor market discrimination. READ MORE