Inherited inequality and discrimination

Inherited inequality and discrimination

This paper examines how income‐inequality promotes racial discrimination. When the influence of income is intergenerational, it generates a strong correlation between parental income status and the race that their children inherit. This makes parents' income statuses identifiable through applic...

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Published in:Labour (Rome, Italy) Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 256 - 277
Main Author: Mialon, Sue H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-06-2024
Subjects:
Antidiscrimination
Applicants
Income inequality
Low income groups
Parent participation
Parental influence
Parents & parenting
Race
Racial discrimination
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Summary:This paper examines how income‐inequality promotes racial discrimination. When the influence of income is intergenerational, it generates a strong correlation between parental income status and the race that their children inherit. This makes parents' income statuses identifiable through applicants' races and enables employers to discriminate against the races of the low‐income group. Antidiscrimination policies may not be effective if they do not improve on income‐inequality. An effective means of reducing income‐inequality is to minimize the parental influence that causes inherited inequality. The implications of the discriminatory practice of legacy admissions are discussed in this context.
ISSN:1121-7081
1467-9914
DOI:10.1111/labr.12266