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Marcus Jackson
Research Overview and Annotated Bibliography
20 November 2014
Research Question
Since I have arrived at the University of Northern Iowa, I have encountered a few cases
of discrimination first hand. I am not the judgmental type of guy, but my experiences lead me to
wonder just how much discrimination occurs on a national scale. Racial, Ethnical and
discriminating against sexual orientation. I seek answers to better understand past and present
societys way of thinking with these issues and also to possibly avoid unnecessary
discrimination. This relates to my personal interests because it is something I myself have
experienced.
Research Process
Throughout the process of discovering information about discrimination I have found that
racial discrimination is among the most common of all types. That it is a very common
occurrence for one to go through some kind of discrimination in their life time. All of these
sources relate back to my person experience of discrimination because it all tells a story or gives
statistics or information about some kind of discrimination.
Annotated Bibliography
Blank, Rebecca M. Measuring Racial Discrimination. Washington D.C. National Academics
Press, 2004. Print.

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This book discusses that fundamental beliefs of any human being that they feel obligated
to have an equal opportunity to participate as a full and functional member of society.
Also it goes through and touches on that is isnt quite the way people would like because
of racial and ethnical discrimination. Telling that the prejudice habits our society has
hasnt went away over the years. This is a credible source. The title itself portrays the
right subject to relate to my personal encounters in life and reading some of it enlightens
me on a lot that can be changed and a lot that is going in.
Bhatnagar, Chandra. U.N. to Confront United States on Persistent Racial Discrimination.
American Civil Liberties Union. ACLU Foundation, 09 July 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.
In this article I discovered some alarming statistics along with a story. A homeless man
named Fat Vincent Winslow who was African American served as a go-between in a
drug deal. He was caught in this non-violent act and given life in prison without chance
of parole, in Louisiana African Americans are serving life in prison approximately 23
times the rate of whites. Nationwide, an estimated 65.4 percent of prisoners serving such
sentences are African American. This source is credible. It shows the depth of racial
discrimination, while also showing the confrontation of the issue on a larger scale as well.
Disare, Monica. "In the Northeast, only Pa. lacks law on discrimination by sexual orientation."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) 29 July 2013: Regional Business News. Web. 21 Nov.
2014.
In this source it tells a story of a gay woman. This woman lives with 2 children and is
married. Once her boss finds out she was married to a woman and not a man she was
immediately terminated. This source is credible because is shows how skeptical some

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people are of bisexual and gay men and women. It also shows how fast someones
opinion can change of another once they know they are gay.
"Discrimination." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.The Metaphysics Research Lab, 2011.
Web. 17 Nov. 2014.
This article talks about how people find ways to coexist with things they dont condone
or necessarily feel comfortable with. Discrimination in particular. It has chapters of
information on the concept of discrimination and the different types of discrimination.
Its a reliable source by showing direct and indirect discrimination. It gives life like
scenarios of how to deal with these situations when you come across them in life.
Drydakis, Nick. "Sexual Orientation Discrimination In The Cypriot Labour Market. Distastes Or
Uncertainty?." International Journal Of Manpower 35.5 (2014): 720-744. Business
Source Elite. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.
This article talks about being sexually bias and dealing with the situation if it occurs. It
asks the question do gays face occupational access constraints. It tells the definition of
discrimination and reviews the morals of most. They discuss tests done by employers
about if gays and bisexual put more or less information on an application. This source is
credible because I got it from the advanced search of Rod Librarys website.
Portillo, Javier, and Walter Block. "Anti-Discrimination Laws: Undermining Our Rights."
Journal Of Business Ethics 109.2 (2012): 209-217. Business Source Complete. Web. 21
Nov. 2014.
This article has a lot of information that could be used to support an argument about how
our rights and laws are often thrown out of the window. It is a reliable source showcasing

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studies showing how often laws and rights are violated. Also telling all of the laws that
have anything to do with race that are now in place and defining all of the antidiscrimination laws and how they are undermined in todays society.
Roehling, Mark, Patricia Roehling, and Maria Wagstaff. "Sex Differences In Perceived WeightBased Employment Discrimination When Weight Discrimination Is Illegal." Employee
Responsibilities & Rights Journal 25.3 (2013): 159-176. Business Source Complete.
Web. 21 Nov. 2014.
In this source it shows pages of statistics about obese men and women and the rate that
they get jobs. These charts show the change of obesity and discrimination against them to
get jobs nationwide. It also shows their sex and race. This is a credible source to show
how diverse the subject is that not only ethical or racial but weight discrimination as well.
Multiple backings of the subject. By showing that not only being obese but when they are
black opposed to white even less people get jobs is alarming and is a part of my research.
SABIA, JOSEPH J. "Sexual Orientation and Wages in Young Adulthood: New Evidence From
Add Health." Industrial & Labor Relations Review 67.1 (2014): 239-267. Business
Source Elite. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
This source gives statistics on the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. It
shows what sexual orientations are more likely to be seeked out rather than not. Also it
shows which sexual orientations an employer would terminate first from statistics. This
source allows you to look at things from all sexual orientations point of view. It gives
statistics on common situation faced by gays and bisexuals.

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Sydney Morning Herald [Sydney, Australia] "NBA's response to bigotry proves value of
power." 5 May 2014: 17. Academic OneFile. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
This Article discusses a racial incident that happened with NBA Basketball team owner
Donald Sterling. One of his conversations to his wife was recorded with him saying she
Shouldnt associate or bring black people to the basketball games. When the league
owners found out he was immediately banned from the business for life. The most useful
information displayed in this article is all the different political stand points of this issue.
Some saying you cant get rid of the discrimination by legislating away bigotry. This
helps me because it shows that wealthy, high up men like Donald Sterling who employ
blacks on his team still encouraged his wife to stay away from them.
"Video: Racial Discrimination." Local Broadcast Video Content 2 Dec. 2013. Academic
OneFile. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
This video about racial discrimination on the job, reveals a situation where reported racial
discrimination played a part in an officers dismissal. The chief says that she allegedly
had a relationship with a drug dealer and that she disobeyed a direct order. She filed the
federal civil rights lawsuit. This source credible because it occurred in the city or Nenah,
a very small city and it shows that no matter how big or small the place may be it can
happen anywhere. It also seems credible because those this situation was an example of
discrimination she didnt get her way when she filed the federal civil rights lawsuit.