The manifestation and remediation of pregnancy discrimination in hiring situations

dc.contributor.advisorHebl, Michelle R.en_US
dc.creatorKazama, Stephanie M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:58:44Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:58:44Zen_US
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.description.abstractUsing a field study methodology, the current research investigates potential formal and interpersonal discrimination against pregnant women in hiring situations, as well as how such discrimination might be remediated. Female confederates, who were manipulated with a prosthesis to sometimes appear pregnant, applied for part-time jobs in local retail stores. Multiple sources of data were gathered from their interactions with store employees and analyzed for instances of formal discrimination (e.g., job callbacks) and interpersonal discrimination (e.g., smiling). Results indicated that although employees were giving pregnant and non-pregnant applicants job callbacks at approximately the same rates, pregnant applicants were being discriminated against through other formal channels and interpersonally. Moreover, attempts to remediate pregnancy discrimination were largely unsuccessful. Theoretical and practical considerations of these findings will be addressed. Further exploratory results are also discussed, and the theoretical and practical considerations of these findings are addressed.en_US
dc.format.extent88 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 2002 KAZAMAen_US
dc.identifier.citationKazama, Stephanie M.. "The manifestation and remediation of pregnancy discrimination in hiring situations." (2002) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17514">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17514</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17514en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectWomen's studiesen_US
dc.subjectManagementen_US
dc.subjectIndustrial psychologyen_US
dc.titleThe manifestation and remediation of pregnancy discrimination in hiring situationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
1408673.PDF
Size:
3.19 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format