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Minority ethnic Britons face ‘shocking’ job
discrimination
Haroon Siddique
Thu 17 Jan 2019 17.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 18 Jan 2019 00.50 GMT
A study by experts based at the Centre for Social
Investigation at Nuffield College, University of Oxford,
found applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds
had to send 80% more applications to get a positive
response from an employer than a white person of
British origin.
A linked study by the same researchers, comparing
their results with similar field experiments dating
back to 1969, found discrimination against black
Britons and those of south Asian origin – particularly
Pakistanis – unchanged over almost 50 years.
The research, part of a larger cross-national
project funded by the European Union and shared
exclusively with the Guardian before its official
launch, prompted concerns that race relations
legislation had failed.
It echoes findings published as part of the Guardian’s
Bias in Britain series that people from minority ethnic
backgrounds face discrimination when seeking a
room to rent. In a snapshot survey of online flatshare
ads the Guardian found that an applicant called
Muhammad was significantly less likely to receive a
positive response than an applicant called David.
Prof Anthony Heath, co-author and emeritus fellow
of Nuffield College, said: “The absence of any real
decline in discrimination against black British and
people of Pakistani background is a disturbing
finding, which calls into question the effectiveness
of previous policies. Ethnic inequality remains a
burning injustice and there needs to be a radical
rethink about how to tackle it.”
Dr Zubaida Haque, the deputy director of the race
equality thinktank Runnymede, described the findings as shocking. They demonstrated that “it’s
not just covert racism or unconscious bias that we
need to worry about; it’s overt and conscious racism,
where applicants are getting shortlisted on the basis
of their ethnicity and/or name”, she said.
“It’s clear that race relations legislation is not
sufficient to hold employers to account. There are
no real consequences for employers of racially
discriminating in subtle ways, but for BME* applicants
or employees it means higher unemployment, lower
wages, poorer conditions and less security in work
and life.”
<https://tinyurl.com/y9nohdte> Acesso em: 07.10.2019. Adaptado.
*BME – Black and Minority Ethnicity
Leia o texto para responder a questão.
Minority ethnic Britons face ‘shocking’ job discrimination
Haroon Siddique
Thu 17 Jan 2019 17.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 18 Jan 2019 00.50 GMT
A study by experts based at the Centre for Social Investigation at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, found applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds had to send 80% more applications to get a positive response from an employer than a white person of British origin.
A linked study by the same researchers, comparing their results with similar field experiments dating back to 1969, found discrimination against black Britons and those of south Asian origin – particularly Pakistanis – unchanged over almost 50 years.
The research, part of a larger cross-national project funded by the European Union and shared exclusively with the Guardian before its official launch, prompted concerns that race relations legislation had failed.
It echoes findings published as part of the Guardian’s Bias in Britain series that people from minority ethnic backgrounds face discrimination when seeking a room to rent. In a snapshot survey of online flatshare ads the Guardian found that an applicant called Muhammad was significantly less likely to receive a positive response than an applicant called David.
Prof Anthony Heath, co-author and emeritus fellow of Nuffield College, said: “The absence of any real decline in discrimination against black British and people of Pakistani background is a disturbing finding, which calls into question the effectiveness of previous policies. Ethnic inequality remains a burning injustice and there needs to be a radical rethink about how to tackle it.”
Dr Zubaida Haque, the deputy director of the race equality thinktank Runnymede, described the findings as shocking. They demonstrated that “it’s not just covert racism or unconscious bias that we need to worry about; it’s overt and conscious racism, where applicants are getting shortlisted on the basis of their ethnicity and/or name”, she said.
“It’s clear that race relations legislation is not sufficient to hold employers to account. There are no real consequences for employers of racially discriminating in subtle ways, but for BME* applicants or employees it means higher unemployment, lower wages, poorer conditions and less security in work and life.”
Gabarito comentado
Gabarito: E) o racismo aberto e consciente.
Tema central: A questão aborda interpretação de texto em língua inglesa, focando na identificação do tipo de discriminação mais preocupante segundo a fala da Dra. Zubaida Haque.
O texto discute o resultado de uma pesquisa sobre discriminação no mercado de trabalho britânico, ressaltando que indivíduos de minorias étnicas enfrentam obstáculos explícitos baseados em sua etnia ou nome. O trecho-chave afirma: “it’s not just covert racism or unconscious bias that we need to worry about; it’s overt and conscious racism...”
Estratégia de interpretação: Ao ler questões de interpretação, sempre localize palavras ou expressões que explicitam o foco da preocupação do personagem ou autor citado. Aqui, termos como overt (aberto) e conscious (consciente) são determinantes para o raciocínio.
Análise detalhada das alternativas:
- A) a xenofobia velada: Xenofobia refere-se a preconceito contra estrangeiros; o texto trata de etnicidades britânicas, não de estrangeiros.
- B) a misoginia aparente: Misoginia é ódio às mulheres; não há menção a gênero feminino no texto.
- C) o sexismo inconsciente: Sexismo relaciona-se a gênero e, além disso, o trecho destaca preocupações com racismo consciente, e não inconsciente ou de gênero.
- D) o antissemitismo evidente: Antissemitismo é discriminação contra judeus. O foco no texto são minorias étnicas em geral, especialmente negros e sul-asiáticos.
- E) o racismo aberto e consciente: Correta. O texto deixa claro que o principal motivo de preocupação é a existência de atos explícitos e intencionais de racismo, identificados nos processos seletivos.
Pegadinha desta questão: Trocas de conceitos (xenofobia, misoginia, antissemitismo) podem confundir. Cuidado para não generalizar discriminação de etnia com outros tipos (gênero, nacionalidade, religião).
Dica de ouro: Em provas, sempre relacione os termos usados nas alternativas ao vocabulário exato do texto. Observe nuances como overt x covert e conscious x unconscious, recorrentes em questões de vestibular.
Resumo para futuras questões: Identifique a ideia central do texto; destaque os termos-chave usados pelo autor/personagem; elimine alternativas que tratem de outros tipos de discriminação; utilize o vocabulário técnico de interpretação textual.
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