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Professional Work in a ‘Post-Racial’ Era: Black Health Care Workers in the New Economy

September 25, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Featuring: Visiting guest speaker: Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield

What happens to black professionals in a new economy where the social contract between organizations and labor is increasingly frayed? In an era of technological advancement, diminishing protections for workers, and growing income inequality, organizations today prioritize shedding labor, cutting costs, and increasing shareholder returns. These changes mean that even in “good jobs,” workers have fewer protections from downsizing or termination, rely heavily on social networks when seeking employment, change jobs more frequently, and experience greater economic uncertainty.

Organized and Sponsored by the Department of Sociology 

Details

Date:
September 25, 2018
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Venue

Zimmer Lounge (Maxcy Hall)
108 George Street
Providence, RI 02912
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