Publication Date
2003
First Advisor
Narviar C. Calloway
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School for Social Work
Abstract
This exploratory, comparative study was undertaken in two separate assisted living facilities, a for-profit facility and a non-profit facility, located in the City of Atlanta, Georgia to determine if employees in both settings experience the same or similar level of racism within their work environment. The following six research questions guided this study: Is there a relationship between type of racism in non-profit and for-profit assisted living facilities? Is there a relationship between healthcare provider age and perceived racism in non-profit and for-profit assisted living facilities? Is there a relationship between healthcare provider educational level and perceived racism in nonprofit and for-profit assisted living facilities? Is there a difference between healthcare providers’ perceived racism from assisted living administrators and assisted living residents? Is there a difference between perceived racism of day shift healthcare providers and night shift healthcare providers? Does racism exist among healthcare providers within assisted living facilities? After administering a three page survey to approximately sixty employees in a for-profit facility and forty employees in a non-profit facility, the researcher compiled data and determined that racism is, indeed, prevalent andeither witnessed or experienced by employees in both for-profit and non-profit assisted living facilities.
Rights
©2003 Alissa L. Nickey
Recommended Citation
Nickey, Alissa Lee, "Racism in Assisted Living Facilities : A Comparative Study" (2003). Masters Thesis, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/2627