Managing Hispanic and Latino Employees

Chapter 6Hispanics, Managers, and Labor Relations

One consequence of the Hispanic diaspora experience is the sociological impact of being part of the “out-group” in the American workplace. H. Tajfel and J. C. Turner, writing in “The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behaviour,” expand on their “Social Identity Theory” first advanced in 1979 in discussing intergroup relations. Tajfel and Turner argue that group membership depends on self-categorization, and is determined by whether a person sees himself or herself as part of the “in-group” or part of the “out-group.” “The status relations between dominant and subordinate groups determine the latter‘s identity problems,” Tajfel and Turner explain.¹ In this discussion, the question can be seen ...