Racism and Paid Work

Tania Das Gupta teaches Sociology at Atkinson College, York University, Ontario.

• PrefaceChapter 1: Theoretical Framework: Class, Racism and Gender Introducing this Book Marxist Approaches to the Labour Process Anti-Racist, Feminist Critiques Labour Market Segmentation Theories Critiques to Segmentation Theories Race and Gender Relations and Managerial Approaches Racism and Sexism as Ideologies and Economic Relations Attitudinal, Behavioural and Everyday Forms of Racism Racism Preserves Cheap Labour and Powerlessness Anti-Black Racism Anti-Chinese Racism Chapter 2: Manifestations of Racism from Management Targeting Scapegoating Excessive Monitoring Marginalization Seeing Solidarity As A Threat Infantilization Blaming the Victim Bias in Work Allocation Underemployment and the Denial of Promotions Lack of Accommodation Segregation of Workers Co-optation and Selective Alliances Tokenism Chapter 3: Racism in the Garment Industry Introduction and Research Methods The Big Picture: Political Economy of the Industry Role of the Canadian State Racialized and Gendered Working Class Racism and Sexism on the Shopfloor Chapter 4: Racism in Nursing Introduction and Research Methods The Big Picture: Political Economy of Healthcare Racism in the Wards Contextualizing Everyday Racism in Hospitals Chapter 5: Resisting Racism in the Workplace Unions Human Rights Commissions Community Actions Community Organizations Employment Equity Community Unionism Anti-Racism Education BibliographyIndex

This book explicitly addresses racism in the paid workplace, showing how racism, and by corollary sexism, are systemic to society.