Study: Prejudice Could Cost A Black Worker Thousands
Monday, December 22, 2008 - 23:43
in Psychology & Sociology
A recent study sheds light on the role racial prejudice plays in the wage gap between whites and blacks in the US. Prejudice accounts for approximately one-quarter of the racial wage gap, costing a black worker up to $115,000 over a lifetime depending upon where he or she lives, the authors say.