Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Impact of the Equal Opportunity Movement on the Labor-force Experiences of Women and Blacks, 1960-1990

这是博士论文研究改进计划下的一个奖项。这项研究将把以经济结果为基础的就业歧视理论与以体制过程为基础的就业歧视理论联系起来，以便更全面地说明法律对不断变化的就业歧视模式的直接和间接影响。分析基于各州的就业歧视民事案件，使用现有和重新编码的数据，从州就业歧视政策的历史中新收集的数据，以及使用人口普查数据衡量就业不平等。所涵盖的时间是从1960年到1990年。这项研究将有助于社会学对反歧视法对妇女和黑人工作经历的可变影响的理解，并增加法律社会学，社会运动和社会分层的理论和研究。调查结果将对关心利用法律手段纠正歧视性做法的决策者有用。除了研究取得的科学成果外，该奖项还将极大地帮助极有前途的学生完成博士论文的研究。有利于培养国家未来的科学人才，有利于培养下一代社会科学家。

This is an award under the Grants for Improving Doctoral Dissertation Research Program. The study will link theories of employment discrimination based on economic outcomes with those based on institutional processes to present a more comprehensive picture of the direct and indirect effects of laws on changing patterns of employment discrimination. Analysis is based on civil cases of employment discrimination by states using existing and recoded data, newly assembled data from histories of state employment discrimination policies, and measures of employment inequality using census data. The time covered is from 1960 to 1990. %%% This study will contribute to sociological understanding of the variable affects of anti-discrimination laws on the work experiences of women and blacks and add to theory and research in the sociology of law, social movements, and social stratification. The findings will be of use to policy-makers concerned with the use of legal means to remedy discriminatory practices. In addition to the scientific gains to be achieved by the research, this award will materially assist a highly promising student in completing research for the Ph.D. dissertation. Thus it contributes to the future scientific manpower of the nation and the thorough training of the next generation of social scientists.