Maintaining Hierarchies in Predominantly White Organizations
A Theory of Racial Tasks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5141254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A H Wingfield (0000-0003-1532-6989, Georgia State University), Renée Skeete Alston (Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 274-287 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764213503329 |
| OpenAlex | W2327778988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 100 |
| References cited | 18 |
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 quo. In this theoretical article, we attempt to place these various processes under an umbrella term we define as "racial tasks." We examine the ideological, interactional, and physical labor racial minorities perform in mostly White work settings, and the ways these racial tasks vary at different levels of the organizational structure. We consider the ways that the tactics and requirements associated with racial tasks maintain the racial hierarchy of predominantly White organizations and conclude by examining the implications of this work for racial minorities
Hierarchy · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Presentation (obstetrics) · Race (biology) · Racial formation theory · Racial hierarchy · Racism · Sociology · Status quo · White (mutation) · Work (physics) · Emotional Labor in Professions · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Psychology · Social Psychology
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