Discrimination occurs to all individuals, woman may receive lower wages than men, and black are directed toward lower paying jobs. The problem, as the author writes, is how much discrimination is occurring and how much discrimination is occurred by what. Economists have found that more than half of the pay difference can be explained by forces other than discrimination. However, that still leaves a relatively large difference that can be attributed to discrimination The first point in analyzing discrimination is to analyze how many varieties types of discrimination. The first kind of discrimination is demand-side discrimination based on relevant individual characteristics. This form of discrimination occurs to the individuals that the firm
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Institutional discrimination occurs when the structure of the job makes it difficult or impossible to succeed. In colleges and universities, to succeed one must place an immense amount of time and effort primarily in one’s 20s to 30s in order to succeed. This also occurs with the years are given major familial responsibilities, making it difficult for women to achieve their educational …show more content…
The government, at least initially, agreed with the businesses and police officers were called to break up strikes. Under the legal structure of the economy unions were seen as monopolistic restraints on trade and an intrusion into management rights. In the 1930s however, firms were receiving backlash from the harsh tactics they employed to break up unions. Soon, laws such as the Nation Labor Relations Act were passed guaranteeing the right of the employee to gather for strikes, to form unions, or to engage in collective bargaining. From 1935 to the mid-1950s unions grew significantly in size and
Institutional discrimination occurs when the structure of the job makes it difficult or impossible to succeed. In colleges and universities, to succeed one must place an immense amount of time and effort primarily in one’s 20s to 30s in order to succeed. This also occurs with the years are given major familial responsibilities, making it difficult for women to achieve their educational …show more content…
The government, at least initially, agreed with the businesses and police officers were called to break up strikes. Under the legal structure of the economy unions were seen as monopolistic restraints on trade and an intrusion into management rights. In the 1930s however, firms were receiving backlash from the harsh tactics they employed to break up unions. Soon, laws such as the Nation Labor Relations Act were passed guaranteeing the right of the employee to gather for strikes, to form unions, or to engage in collective bargaining. From 1935 to the mid-1950s unions grew significantly in size and