Discrimination In 'What's In A Name?'

Dr. Marianne Bertrand, an economics professor, testified that some corporate recruiters can identify a person’s race based on his or her name. Bertrand’s study compared job applicants with Caucasian names, such as Sarah, versus applicants with African-American names such as Lakisha.

This made it possible for economists to track the life outcome of any woman. Using regression analysis, they discovered that on average a person with a black sounding name does have a worse life outcome than someone with a white sounding name. If two people, one with a “black” name and one with a “white” name, were born into the same circumstances they would typically have the same life outcomes, but the one with the “black” name would not typically born into good circumstances. Therefore, a name is “an indicator--not a cause--of his outcome” (Levitt & Dubner, 2009, p. 192). So if someone was advantageous enough to change their name for the sake of economic success, they must be highly motivated which is a strong indicator for

Several leaders in the past were recognized and are still being recognized for their efforts in trying to deal with various societal issues such as discrimination from those considered superior in the society. Among them inclue Thmas Jefferson and Elizabeth Cady, who spoke in different ways about how leaders should deal with the discrimination challenges and the reasons for abolishing discrimination against the minority. They shared similarities in the way they wanted humankind to achieve liberation in different forms, although they also exhibited differences in the way this objective was to be achieved. They believed that the leadership of any society was responsible for wellbeing of its people in different ways and this implied that they

No, I should not identify myself as MSW and JD; I should only have JD. In providing MSW behind my name, I would be lying about my credentials. Standard 4.06(c) of the NASW Code of Ethics says that “social workers should ensure that their representations to clients, agencies, and the public of professional qualifications, credentials, education, competence, affiliations, services provided, or results to be achieved are accurate.” Therefore, adding MSW behind my name would be a false representation of my qualifications, credentials, and education. My clients have the right to know what my qualifications are and do not deserve to be lied to. As a Christian, it would be wrong to have MSW behind my name because it would be dishonest in who I am, not only to myself but also my clients. If I were to have the MSW behind my name, I would constantly

Rather than attempting to understand naming practices or the names themselves, people often mock, scorn and marginalize the person attached to the name. Jamelle Bouie, a writer from the Daily Beast, in an article titled, “Are Black Names ‘Weird,’ or Are You Just Racist?”, found what many black people have been well aware of: there is a double standard concerning the uniqueness of the Black American name versus unique White names. (Bouie) He, along with other writers and researchers found that “job applicants with ‘black-sounding’ names are more likely to be rejected, regardless of qualifications. ” This raises a serious question: how can people realize self-determination if they cannot move beyond, even, the interview stage? A possible answer is the adoption of a

Yes, this scenario is a reportable injury. It is a reportable injury because Karen Kite was outside of her jobsite when she slipped and fell.

Blacks and whites have different experiences throughout their lifespan. When it comes to job hiring process, it is even harder for blacks because of their names. Previous studies have found that black names are viewed negatively by others (Busse and Seraydarian, 1977). “There are large disparities between Blacks and Whites in the United States on many indicators of social and economic welfare including

Someone’s name can put extreme cultural pressures on them. For example, Firoozeh Dumas writes in her essay that when she first moved to America using her Iranian name of Firoozeh people tended to avoid her. With her first name sounding foreign she writes that most avoided her because it seemed to make her “…’Unapproachable’…” (78). Others did not know how to properly pronounce her name and did not want to attempt to learn how to say her name

A study on employment took two resumes with the same qualifications; then send these resumes out to help-wanted ads. The only difference between the resumes that were the applicant’s name. One resume was given a traditionally white name like Greg, while the other resume was named after a traditionally Black name like Jamel. The researchers found that the application with the White sounding name revived a

The Kids at Ruth’s school truly didn’t like her just because she was Jewish. In high school, Ruth was cast as an ensemble dancer for a school musical, but due to the other students saying they didn’t want to have to dance next to a Jew, Ruth dropped out. (McBride P.105)

A respected name, can still be used as an insult in the right context. In Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s essay, "What's In A Name?" it's explained to the point.

At birth everyone is given a name by their parents. Your name is part of your identity and how you are addressed and recognized by the world. The different verities among the population created other names given to different races. These names are offensive, demeaning and are only used to refer to a person in a disrespectful manner. They can also cause a segregation among a nations people, these names are forced upon people weather they are rich or poor, old or young, male or female and are used to describe the same race of people. In the class reading "What 's in a Name? “by Henry Louis Gates he reminisces about a personal experience of his that he had with his father. In the story he describes his father was a hard worker and, because of this he was in high financial standings and, he was well respected and given privileges that at the time was rare for people of his race but he was still black and his name, his individual identity was not important instead he was given a racial identity, this is the only thing he was known as, this type of negative recognition is something many black Americans can relate to. One’s race is a predominant part of our identity and is what causes discrimination.

Every mystery novel needs a detective. They are the ones who investigate, gather clues, and eventually solve a crime. During their odyssey for the truth, detectives get to carefully examine every nook and shadow in hopes of finding something that points them in the way to the solution. Under Article III of the Constitution, the United States of America was given a detective: The Supreme Court. This court, when searching for a constitutionally based sign telling the justices to vote one way or another, can subject the petitioner or respondent to the highest level of analysis - strict scrutiny - to see if the actions of one party was permissible by law. One such case that required the justices to apply strict scrutiny was the Regents of the University

Discrimination in employment has been an ongoing issue in the United States for over 100 years. It can be expressed in many different ways, which no matter what can be very hurtful to a person. Discriminate means to "distinguish between one another; to make a difference in behavior or favor on the basis other than individual merit." Everyone at some point in their life experiences some form of discrimination. There are many forms of employment discrimination and many laws that try to cover all forms. In this paper, I will describe about the different laws against discrimination, the different forms of discrimination each law covers, and cases that have been filed based on employment discrimination. Over the years,

Discrimination comes in many forms. Discrimination and diversity are closely linked considering the reasons behind discrimination are what makes up the definition of diversity. Not only is discrimination made against gender, race, and religion, but it is also made of age, disabilities, appearance and in a lot of cases, women who are pregnant too. This is very much a reality for many employers. There are laws protecting acts of discrimination. This topic is so sensitive, that many employers implement diversity and discrimination into their mission statements. Many companies make it their practice to host training sessions to prevent discrimination from happening, then there are many companies who can’t afford such training for their