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Charles Supp

Adam Padgett

ENGL 102

2/27/2016

Racial Discrimination in the Workplace: Whats Really Going On and How to Fix It

Inquiry: How prominent is race based discrimination in the American workplace and what are its Commented [PA1]: Dont forget your hyphens.
Commented [PA2]: its is already possessive. No need for
consequences? the apostrophe.

Proposed Thesis: Race based discrimination in the American workplace is still highly prominent despite

the overall appearance of improved race relations and it can lead to a wide variety of social and individual

consequences; because of this, change must be made to the general structure of how the American Commented [PA3]: What kind of change?

workplace is based.

Anah, Chioma. "Poster Session/MCA Conference." Experiences and Consequences of Racial

Microaggressions among Professional African American Men in the American Workplace. Proc.

of MCA Conference, MS, Biloxi. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2017.

Dr. Anah gave a presentation at the Massachusetts Counseling Associations psychology conference in

2016 that examined the experiences and consequences of racial microaggressions among high achieving

African American professional men in the workplace. The conference is held annually to review strategies

for combating various microaggressions and stereotypes and how they can harm the social environment of

the United States. Dr. Anah has a doctorate in psychology so he can be considered an expert in this field.

He conducted a survey type study first hand to determine if any workplace racism had occurred in their Commented [PA4]: You dont really need type study
here.
experiences. This source provides current data and graphs of the data so it would be valuable to use as a
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source in my paper. This source is credible but not all that authoritative so I would only be able to use it

as a secondary argument in my final paper.

Avery, Derek P., Patrick F. McKay, and David C. Wilson. "What Are the Odds? How Demographic

Similarity Affects the Prevalence of Perceived Employment Discrimination." Journal of Applied

Psychology 93 (2008): 235-49. PsychNET. Web. 27 Feb. 2017.

This source examined the effects of demographics and demographic similarity on the prevalence of sex-

and race/ethnicity-based perceived workplace discrimination. The survey conducted for this source was

cinducted over a large group of randomized people so the overall method of research is reliable. The Commented [PA5]: conducted?

results were published in the Journal of Applied Psychology in 2008 so it is relatively current and it is

also peer reviewed. This source is reliable and authoritative so I am able to use it as a primary argument in

my paper. This source also discusses perceived race-based discrimination among people of different races

so it would be good to analyze in my paper how people of different races may feel differently about how Commented [PA6]: I like the analysis you offer at the end
here, but I would like to see you engage with the source.
much race based discrimination is actually going on. What are your thoughts? How does this sources thesis
intersect with your thesis?

Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub.L. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241 (1964). Commented [PA7]: This annotation is pulled straight from
this website:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the nation's premier civil rights legislation. The Act outlawed <https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilrights/1964-civil-rights-
act.htm>
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, required equal access to public

places and employment, and enforced desegregation of schools and the right to vote. It did not end

discrimination, but it did open the door to further progress. The Civil Rights Act has been the basis for

multiple Supreme Court cases since 1964. Along with using the Civil Rights Act as a source I can also

use various court cases as well. All of these sources are primary and reliable sources so they would be

good to use in my final paper. The Civil Rights Act outlaws workplace discrimination but discrimination
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still continues, so I would want to look at potential flaws in the act and how these can be resolved so that

workplace discrimination can be reduced.

Hirsch, Afua. "Workplace Racism Is on the Rise." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 10 Nov.

2015. Web. 27 Feb. 2017.

Hirsch describes how workplace racism is on the rise in her article for the Guardian. She argues that

although blatant racism has decreased, subtle racism and microaggressions have increased in the

workplace. Subtle racism is on the rise she says because it is harder to identify and it is harder for people

to realize they are doing it, but to those that it affects it is more obvious than ever. Hirsch has had a long

career in writing, broadcasting, and human rights development so she can be considered a reliable author.

The Guardian is a reliable publisher as well. Hirsch wrote this article about discrimination in Britain so

this would provide a good parallel for comparison in my paper.

Vega, Tanzina. "Working While Brown: What Discrimination Looks like Now." CNNMoney. Cable News

Network, 25 Nov. 2015. Web. 27 Feb. 2017.

Tanzina Vega is a digital correspondent for CNNMoney where she covers race and inequality in America.

Prior to working at CNN, Vega was a staff reporter for The New York Times where she created and

covered a beat on race and ethnicity for the national desk, reported on digital media and advertising for Commented [PA8]: Also this is pulled straight from this
website: <http://money.cnn.com/author/tanzina-vega>
the business desk and covered the New York City courts for the metro section. She is a reliable author Further, this annotation doesnt discuss the source at all.

because she is an expert in her field and has been published by multiple reliable databases. Her article for

CNN Money discusses how discrimination has changed with the times and how it has evolved through the

workplace. The article was published in 2015 so it is current which adds to reliability. This source would

be good to us for my paper.

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Wingfield, Adia Harvey. "Being Black-but Not Too Black-in the Workplace." The Atlantic. Atlantic

Media Company, 14 Oct. 2015. Web. 27 Feb. 2017.

Adia Harvey Wingfield is a professor of psychology at the University of Georgia so she can be considered

in expert in her field. Her article for The Atlantic was written in 2015 so it is current. It discusses how

being black in the American workplace brings along special kinds of social and individual stresses that

going beyond actually being discriminated. This means that workers are stressed about how they are

perceived based on past discrimination regardless of whether they are currently discriminated against.

This article would provide a good background and a good secondary argument for my paper. Since it was

published by The Atlantic it is considered reliable.

Charles,

Theres some interesting stuff here in terms of your projects general direction. Im not getting a

clear sense of what you will be arguing exactly or how these different sources are

supporting a singular argument, and you only have one peer-reviewed source here.

Lastly, you have some instances of plagiarism here. You have to be vigilant about what

you cite and where you get it from. The two biggest instances of unattributed borrowing

in your annotations come from sources not mentioned in your citations, which makes this

plagiarism a bit more egregious. Even if you are simply offering someones bio, you

cant copy and paste it, word-for-word without attribution. Ive highlighted the two

biggest instances, and as a result, I have to dock you point. You need to be super careful

here. If you have questions on plagiarism, feel free to talk to me about it. Also, other

professors might come down a bit harder for this kind of plagiarism, so it is doubly

important to stay vigilant about where you get your information.

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