Whitened Résumés: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market

Using interviews, a laboratory experiment, and a résumé audit study, we examine racial minorities' attempts to avoid anticipated discrimination in labor markets by concealing or downplaying racial cues in job applications, a practice known as "résumé whitening." Interviews with racial...

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Published in:	Administrative science quarterly Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 469 - 502
Main Authors:	Kang, Sonia K., DeCelles, Katherine A., Tilcsik, András, Jun, Sora
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2016 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Accountability Applicants Audits College students Cues Disclosure Discrimination Economic inequality Employers Employment Employment discrimination Employment interviews Given names Inequality Interviews Job applicants Job descriptions Job hunting Job vacancies Labor market Labor markets Labour market Minority & ethnic groups Minority groups Multiculturalism & pluralism Qualitative analysis Qualitative research Race Racial diversity Racial minorities Resumes Selfpresentation Social stigma Transparency stigma résumé whitening self-presentation labor market inequality racial minorities racial discrimination diversity statements
ISSN:	0001-8392, 1930-3815
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