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Unequal Employment Status and Ethnicity: Further Analysis of the USPI-ESPI Model

University of Missouri -Kansas City

Albert Ramirez

University of Colorado, Boulder

This study compares two groups of Chicanos who were exposed to two disparate work environments. The effect of these two different employment systems on a number of psychological and attitudinal variables was investigated. Significant group differences were found, which supported the hypothesis that being in an unequal social power and influence (USPI) work environment, where Chicanos are job segregated, negatively affects their psychological well-being. However, a relationship was not found between the socialpower environment of Chicanos at work and their attitudes reflectingperceived reasons for the current social status of Chicanos in society. Also, groups failed to differ in their perceptions of discrimination against Chicanos in their neighborhoods. Even so, the results demonstrated the psychological importance and consequence to Hispanics of being exposed to unfair and inequitable work environments.

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 4, 391-400 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/07399863910134003


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