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Book SynopsisThis book explicitly addresses racism in the paid workplace, showing how racism, and by corollary sexism, are systemic to society.
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 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 Bibliography Index
