Consumer Equality
eBook - PDF

Consumer Equality

Race and the American Marketplace

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Consumer Equality

Race and the American Marketplace

About this book

This book provides a vivid examination of the issue of consumer inequality in America—one of society's most under-discussed and critical issues—through the evaluation of real-life cases, the trend of consumers suing companies for discrimination, and the application of novel frameworks to establish legitimate consumer equality. Everyone—regardless of race, gender, or other appearance-based factors—should receive equal access and equal treatment in businesses open to the public. Unfortunately, consumer equality has yet to be achieved. In fact, marketplace discrimination remains a pervasive problem in the United States, in spite of racial inroads on other fronts—employment and housing, for example. Consumer Equality: Race and the American Marketplace is the first book to elucidate how consumer discrimination remains an unresolved, pressing, and complex issue. Written by three well-established experts on consumer discrimination and business law who have presented their research and opinions to national and local media and as expert witnesses in court cases, this book examines the multilayered problem that results in citizens being suspected of committing a crime or detained by police or security personnel because of their ethno-racial background. This book could be considered required reading for representatives of large corporations, small businesses, and any organization interested in avoiding charges of marketplace discrimination as well as civil rights groups, community organizations, and organizations concerned about social justice.

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Yes, you can access Consumer Equality by Geraldine Rosa Henderson,Anne-Marie Hakstian,Jerome D. Williams in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Discrimination & Race Relations. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781440833762
eBook ISBN
9781440833779

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Series Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. The History of Marketplace Discrimination and Consumer Inequality
  11. 2. From Stereotyping to Differential Treatment
  12. 3. Annoyance vs. Avoidance
  13. 4. The Business Case for Marketplace Diversity
  14. 5. Legal Protection
  15. 6. Consumer Racial Profiling and Shoplifting
  16. 7. Criminal Suspicion Cases
  17. 8. Mundane Consumption
  18. 9. Special Occasions of Marketplace Discrimination
  19. 10. Rx for Success: A Multicultural Plan That Strengthens the Marketplace
  20. 11. How to Help
  21. Index
  22. About the Authors