Explaining Ethnic Minority Disadvantage
Explaining Ethnic Minority Disadvantage
This chapter offers a variety of explanations as to why ethnic minorities in Britain suffered ‘ethnic penalties’ or serious disadvantages in the labour market. These explanations focused on the lack of human capital on the part of the migrant workers and the prejudice and discrimination they experienced at the hands of the British society.
Keywords: ethnic minorities, ethnic penalties, labour market, human capital, migrant workers, prejudice, discrimination
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