Racial Integration in the American Federal Government
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Review of Public Personnel Administration
- Vol. 13 (1) , 52-66
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x9301300105
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine racial/ethnic integration with special reference to Asian Americans in the American federal agencies. According to the recent census statistics, Asians are one of the most rapidly growing groups in American society, but their participation in American politics and national attention lags behind that of other minority groups. Findings depict that all minority groups are underrepresented in the SES positions, although they are relatively well represented in the federal government as a whole. Among minority groups, not surprisingly, Hispanics were underrepresented at all levels (total work force, white-collar, and the SES categories) of the federal government. In addition, laborpool characteristics are used for explaining racial integration in this study.Keywords
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