First and last names perceived as indexical of race/ethnicity

Tue Jan 14 20:48:30 UTC 2014

Here is a link to Oreopoulos and Dechief's work on names as indexing
ethnicity and the impact of non-English names on getting job interviews.

http://mbc.metropolis.net/assets/uploads/files/wp/2011/WP11-13.pdf

Like the others mentioned, it doesn't talk about race but ethnicity.

Karen Pennesi, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anthropology

University of Western Ontario

London, Ontario

Canada

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(519) 661-2111 ext. 85098

pennesi at uwo.ca