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Isms and schisms: A meta‐analysis of the prejudice‐discrimination relationship across racism, sexism, and ageism
Author(s) -
Jones Kristen P.,
Sabat Isaac E.,
King Eden B.,
Ahmad Afra,
McCausland Tracy C.,
Chen Tiffani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.2187
Subject(s) - racism , prejudice (legal term) , opposition (politics) , social psychology , psychology , age discrimination , diversity (politics) , meta analysis , diversity management , sociology , political science , gender studies , law , medicine , politics
Summary Racism, sexism, and ageism persist in modern day organizations and may translate into workplace discrimination, which can undermine organizational effectiveness. We provide the first meta‐analysis comparing the relationships between these three types of prejudice (racism, sexism, and ageism) and three types of workplace discrimination (selection, performance evaluation, and opposition to diversity‐supportive policies). Across outcomes, racism was associated with workplace discrimination, whereas sexism was not. Ageism was associated with discriminatory selection and opposition to organizational policies supporting older workers; however, ageism was not related to discriminatory performance evaluation. Consistent with prior research and theory, Implicit Association Test measures were related to subtle discrimination (opposition to diversity‐supportive policies) but not deliberate discrimination (selection and performance evaluation). Finally, prejudice was more strongly associated with discrimination against real as compared with hypothetical targets. Implications for organizational researchers and practitioners are discussed. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.