Skeletons in the broom closet: exploring the discrimination of Pagans in the workplace

Paganism encompasses many faiths that have folk or ethnic origins and further represents an understudied minority despite being one of the fastest growing religions in the United States, Canada, and UK. The current research examines the experiences of Pagans at work in two studies. Study 1 reports o...

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Published in:Journal of management, spirituality & religion
Main Author: Tejeda, Manuel J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: International Association of Management, Spirituality & Religion [2015]
In: Journal of management, spirituality & religion
RelBib Classification:AZ New religious movements
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBF British Isles
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Discrimination
B employee spirituality
B Paganism
B Management
B Qualitative Research
B quantitative research
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Summary:Paganism encompasses many faiths that have folk or ethnic origins and further represents an understudied minority despite being one of the fastest growing religions in the United States, Canada, and UK. The current research examines the experiences of Pagans at work in two studies. Study 1 reports on a series of narrative interviews into the lived experiences of Pagans in the workplace. Study 2 employs quantitative methods to examine hypotheses generated by Study 1. Findings suggest that workplace ridicule and discrimination against Pagans is commonplace, including higher levels of covert and overt victimization and lower job satisfaction among Pagans when compared to other mainline faiths in the workplace. Limitations, directions for future research, and implications for management are discussed.
ISSN:1942-258X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of management, spirituality & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2014.933710