Influence of nationality and ethnicity cues on employment-related evaluations of Blacks in the US

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Are Adewale and Ngochi more employable than Jamal andLakeisha? The influence of nationality and ethnicity cues onemployment-related evaluations of Blacks in the United States.pdf


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Previous research has consistently shown that racial bias can influence employ-ers’perceptions and evaluations of Black individuals in hiring and promotiondecisions. However, within-race differences (e.g., skin tone, Afrocentric features)can lead to variation in these decisions. In addition to phenotypical variation,ethnicity cues (e.g., perceived country oforigin, name) may be important within-race factors influencing the perception and evaluations of Black job applicants.Using a resume evaluation paradigm, participants evaluated one of threeresumes in which the target applicant’s name provided cues about ethnicity(either Black American, Black African, orWhite American). Results suggest that Black Americans may experience more discrimination in hiring and are generallyperceived less positively across several employment-related domains than bothWhite and Black African applicants. Specifically, we find that Black Americans areless likely to be selected for an interview or offered a job and are evaluated morenegatively overall relative to Black Africans
 
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