Race, Gender, and Immigrant Discrimination in the Workplace

Race, Gender, and Immigrant Discrimination in the Workplace Your course textbooks: 1. The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker by Steven Greenhouse 2. A Shameful Business: The Case for Human Rights in the American Workplace by James A. Gross 3. Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life by Robert B. Reich which contain the assignment reading material. The objective in writing this paper is to analyze, compare, and contrast the argument posed by the three authors of the texts assigned for this course and draw your own conclusions about the validity of the author’s argument or arguments. Rely on your texts for reference material. Take notes as you search for material and develop your thesis statement and be sure to clearly mark your notes with the source from which the material came. Begin with Gross, Chapter 2, and review how the other two authors have covered this topic. Search your texts for discussions relevant to gender discrimination and discrimination against immigrant workers. The components of your research paper will include the body of your paper, and a works cited or reference page on which you list all the sources you’ve used to write your paper. Use either MLA or APA style throughout your paper, including all formatting and citation. Most of your citations should come from one or more of your assigned texts. Since you’re writing a research/opinion paper, you may include your own ideas and experience, as well. You may agree or disagree with the authors, but either way you must support your argument with reliable material from your sources. Use the following headings in your paper: title, introduction, argument, and conclusion. Type your submission, double-spaced, in a standard print font, size 12. Use a standard document format with 1-inch margins. Read the assignment carefully and cover your chosen topic fully. Use proper citation in either APA or MLA style. Be specific. Limit your submission to the topic you chose and the specific issues mentioned. Include a works-cited page in either APA or MLA style on which you list books, journals, Web sites, and all other references used in preparing the submission.