First, there are all kinds of reasons that microcosms do not reflect overall demographics, having nothing to do with racism. You are just putting a particularly obnoxious spin on it. Jews are over- represented in the professions, probably because of the cultural tradition of achieving prestige through learning. They are underrepresented in sports. Is that discrimination?
Blacks are over- represented in basketball, because it seems that inner city blacks have made it "their game". There is speculation that it resembles a West African game, or that it is because it requires a minimum of equipment. Whatever the reason, they are usually the stars in that game, while they are underrepresented in hockey. Is that discrimination?
Currently, blacks are over- represented among PH.D. candidates in sociology and social work. Of course, that may change, but it so happens that they are woefully under- represented among PH.D. candidates in the hard sciences. Therefore, someone recruiting blacks for the government bureaucracy would be a lot more successful than someone recruiting blacks for laboratory research. Is that discrimination?
Sorry, but one cannot make an inference about discrimination solely based on statistical representation. |
