Changes in Worker Demographics

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11 - Changes in Worker Demographics

from Part II - What Has Changed?

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Brian J. Hoffman: Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Mindy K. Shoss: Affiliation:
University of Central Florida
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University of Georgia

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A defining feature of the contemporary workforce is its diversity. Indeed, changes in worker demographics have spurred substantial scholarship and management practice. In this chapter, we draw from population-based statistics to describe and discuss the nature of change as it refers to gender, race/ethnicity, and age diversity. We further discuss existing data and theory on change in the workforce participation of people from understudied demographic groups such as people with children, multiracial individuals, immigrants, religious minorities, gender and sexual minorities, individuals with disabilities, and socioeconomic status. In so doing, this review prompts important new directions for theory and practice.

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diversity demographics identity gender race age sexual orientation religion

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Information: The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work , pp. 237 - 260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108278034.011 [Opens in a new window]

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