The Ethnic Niche as an Economic Pathway for the Dark Skinned: Labor Market Incorporation of Latina/o Workers

Autor/in	Morales, Maria Cristina
Titel	The Ethnic Niche as an Economic Pathway for the Dark Skinned: Labor Market Incorporation of Latina/o Workers
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 30 (2008) 3, S.280-298 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986308320475
Schlagwörter	Racial Bias; Labor Market; Hispanic Americans; Ethnicity; Racial Differences; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Hypothesis Testing; Social Stratification; Socioeconomic Influences; Urban Areas; Immigrants; Immigration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Ethnizität; Rassenunterschied; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Soziale Zusammensetzung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Urban area; Stadtregion; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten
Abstract	A significant number of Latina/os are turning to employment in ethnic niches as an alternative to general labor markets. This study places special focus on how skin color segmentation or colorism influences job-market allocation. The hypothesis is that dark-skinned Latina/os are more likely to be employed in ethnically homogeneous jobsites or niches. The author tests the hypothesis using survey logistic regression on a sample of 322 Central American-(Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, and Salvadoran) and Mexican-origin workers utilizing data from the Los Angeles Study of Urban Inequality. The results show that dark-skinned Latina/o workers are more likely to be employed in ethnic niches as opposed to lighter-skinned individuals. It is concluded that skin color stratifies Latina/o workers into distinct markets that can have implications for their socioeconomic incorporation. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10