When the Blank Slate is a White One: White Normative Isomorphism and the Foundation of National Public Radio

Garbes, Laura

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Year:: 2018
Contributor:: Garbes, Laura (creator); Itzigsohn, Jose (Advisor); Hirschman, Daniel (Reader); Brown University. Department of Sociology (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Race in organizations
Extent:: , 26 p.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/n7ka-7190

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Abstract:: Recent literature on race in organizations discusses the racial inequalities embedded in organizational structure but lack an account of how the racialized practices of the field are reproduced when organizations form. I develop a new concept, white normative isomorphism, to understand how racialized practices are adopted at the foundation of new organizations. I consider the case of National Public Radio (NPR), a non-profit media organization. The legacy of racial segregation in the radio field shaped NPR’s standards on hiring, technology, and programming. Though at their surface race-neutral, these standards inhibited the inclusion of Black voices into NPR’s workforce, station membership, and programming.
Notes:: Thesis (A. M.)--Brown University, 2018

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Garbes, Laura, "When the Blank Slate is a White One: White Normative Isomorphism and the Foundation of National Public Radio" (2018). Sociology Theses and Dissertations. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/n7ka-7190

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