Renée Skeete Alston
Biographic Data
| ID | 2554917 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Renée Skeete Alston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Renée Skeete |
| FAMILY NAME | Alston |
| SIGNATURE | ALSTON R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 82 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Maintaining Hierarchies in Predominantly White Organizations: A Theory of Racial Tasks
Predominantly White workplaces are environments in which Whiteness is privileged in numerous ways. Studies show workers of color doing self-presentation, emotion work, and other forms of social interaction intended to help ease the difficulties associated with being in the minority. In addition to the expectation that they smooth interactions with White peers, workers of color are assigned positions and tasks which reinforce that racial status qu…
Public housing relocations in Atlanta: Documenting residents’ attitudes, concerns and experiences
The Understudied Case of Black Professional Men: Advocating an Intersectional Approach
This paper considers potential new areas for sociology of work research. Specifically, we review some key studies in the sociology of work that identify the processes by which workplaces and labor markets recreate racial and gendered inequality. We then examine the ways that intersectionality theory has generated additional insights into how certain groups are disadvantaged at work. Finally, we make the case that using an intersectional approach …
Maintaining Hierarchies in Predominantly White Organizations: A Theory of Racial Tasks
Predominantly White workplaces are environments in which Whiteness is privileged in numerous ways. Studies show workers of color doing self-presentation, emotion work, and other forms of social interaction intended to help ease the difficulties associated with being in the minority. In addition to the expectation that they smooth interactions with White peers, workers of color are assigned positions and tasks which reinforce that racial status qu…
Public housing relocations in Atlanta: Documenting residents’ attitudes, concerns and experiences
The Understudied Case of Black Professional Men: Advocating an Intersectional Approach
This paper considers potential new areas for sociology of work research. Specifically, we review some key studies in the sociology of work that identify the processes by which workplaces and labor markets recreate racial and gendered inequality. We then examine the ways that intersectionality theory has generated additional insights into how certain groups are disadvantaged at work. Finally, we make the case that using an intersectional approach …
The Understudied Case of Black Professional Men: Advocating an Intersectional Approach
This paper considers potential new areas for sociology of work research. Specifically, we review some key studies in the sociology of work that identify the processes by which workplaces and labor markets recreate racial and gendered inequality. We then examine the ways that intersectionality theory has generated additional insights into how certain groups are disadvantaged at work. Finally, we make the case that using an intersectional approach …
Public housing relocations in Atlanta: Documenting residents’ attitudes, concerns and experiences
Maintaining Hierarchies in Predominantly White Organizations: A Theory of Racial Tasks
Predominantly White workplaces are environments in which Whiteness is privileged in numerous ways. Studies show workers of color doing self-presentation, emotion work, and other forms of social interaction intended to help ease the difficulties associated with being in the minority. In addition to the expectation that they smooth interactions with White peers, workers of color are assigned positions and tasks which reinforce that racial status qu…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Atlanta (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works) · Disadvantaged (1 works)