A hierarchy of respect: Authority and dominance in the human and animal kingdom
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 13 July 2015
Abstract
Purpose
Interviews two black minority ethnic (BME) male youths who were raised in high knife and gun-crime areas of London.
Design/methodology/approach
Considers whether feral youth behavior might have something to do with British youths’ need for respect.
Findings
Quotes one of the youths as saying it is disrespectful to enter their territory without permission.
Practical implications
Quotes the other as saying that BME male youths do not get respect from the British police, the politicians or the society and so do not have a voice.
Social implications
Considers that society might therefore benefit from changing its attitude to BME youth.
Originality/value
Contains the views of two BME young people who were prepared to be named in an interview that would provide them with the opportunity to air their views without criticism.
Keywords
Citation
Wilson, D. (2015), "A hierarchy of respect: Authority and dominance in the human and animal kingdom", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 23 No. 5, pp. 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-06-2015-0104
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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