ECON209 - Race and Ethnicity in the Labor Market

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Academic Year 2000/2001

Race and Ethnicity in the Labor Market
ECON 209 FA

Crosslistings:
AFAM 209

This course introduces several models of the labor market and uses the models to analyze specific issues of race and ethnicity. Special attention is devoted to the labor market experiences of African American, Hispanic and Asian American women and men. Topics include the economics of discrimination, occupational crowding, internal labor markets, the contingent workforce, and the labor market effects of equal employment law and affirmative-action regulation.

MAJOR READINGS

Gerald Jaynes, COMMON DESTINY: BLACKS AND AMERICAN SOCIETY,
Cordelia Reimers, "Labor Market Discrimination Against Hispanic and Black Men",
Barry Chiswick, "An Analysis of the Earnings and Employment of Asian American Men",
Walter McManus, "Labor Market Costs of Language Disparity: An Interpretation of Hispanic Earnings Differences", Jacqueline Jones, LABOR OF LOVE, LABOR OF SORROW: BLACK WOMEN, WORK AND THE FAMILY FROM SLAVERY TO THE PRESENT,
Sherrie Kossoudji, "English La nguage Ability and the Labor Market Opportunities of Hispanic and East Asian Immigrant Men",
Gilles Grenier, "Effects of Language Characteristics of the Wages of Hispanic American Males",
Gerald Jaynes, BRANCHES WITHOUT ROOTS: GENESIS OF THE B LACK WORKING CLASS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Several short (2-3 pp.) papers on the readings; a final paper; active participation in class discussions.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Regular attendance & active participation in class discussion. No late papers or problem sets; no incompletes; no unexcused absences. Please note that if you do not match one of the prerequisite listings EXACTLY, then you need a prerequisite override.

Home Page: http://wrayack.web.wesleyan.edu

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ECON Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: (ECON111 AND ECON112) OR ECON105

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Rayack,Wendy

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: SCIE139

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: 12 Jr. non-major: 12 SO: 11 FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001