BLACK-WHITE DIFFERENCES IN THE VALUE OF JOB REWARDS REVISITED

This study examines black-white differences in job values. Previous re search has found that, net of controls for social class, the importanc e workers attach to specific job rewards differs by-race, With blacks more likely to emphasize extrinsic rewards and whites more likely to e mphasize intrinsic rewards. These studies, however, have not explored these disparate valuations within the context of a comprehensive model of job values. Using data from several recent national surveys, this study examines whether blacks and whites continue to value different j ob rewards and,if so, whether factors in addition to workers' social c lass account for these differences. It is found that regardless of soc iodemographic attributes, and independent of the influences of family background, objective class, and job incumbency, racial differences in job values persist. It is argued that past and present patterns of st ructural disadvantage and workplace discrimination continue to influen ce the job values of black workers.