Oppositional Identities and the Labour Market
Year: 2005
Type: preprint
Abstract: We develop a model in which non-white individuals are defined with respect to their social environment (family, friends, neighbours) and their attachments to their culture of origin (religion, language), and in which jobs are mainly found through social networks. We find that, depending on how strong peer pressures are, nonwhites choose to adopt “oppositional” identities since some individuals may identify with the dominant culture and others may reject that culture, even if it implies adverse labour market outcomes.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Authors: Harminder Battu, McDonald Mwale, Yves Zénou
Institutions: University of Aberdeen, Monash University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2120615831