What are the odds? How demographic similarity affects the prevalence of perceived employment discrimination

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Avery, Derek R.; McKay, Patrick F.; Wilson, David C.
• 署名单位: University of Houston System; University of Houston; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; University of Delaware
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.2.235
• 发表日期: 2008
• 页码: 235-249
• 关键词: diversity; DISCRIMINATION; women; minorities; RELATIONAL DEMOGRAPHY

摘要

Because research is needed to identify the conditions that facilitate or impede the prevalence of perceived workplace discrimination, the authors examined the effects of demographics and demographic similarity on the prevalence of sex- and race/ethnicity-based perceived workplace discrimination. Results from a national survey of 763 full-time, United States employees show perceived sex-based discrimination at work was more prevalent among female than male employees, and perceived race-based discrimination at work was more prevalent among Black and Hispanic than White employees. Additionally, perceived racial/ethnic discrimination was less prevalent among those with same-race/ethnicity supervisors. The effect of employee-coworker sex similarity on perceived sex discrimination was significant only for women, and the effects of supervisor-subordinate racial similarity on the prevalence of perceived racial discrimination varied between Black and White respondents, depending on employee-residential-community racial similarity.