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BLACK PEOPLE from Generation Z are resulting in “code-switching” to fit in their workplaces, a study has found. In the largest survey of its kind, Tapln collected the responses of over 2,000 ...

Have you found yourself altering how you speak when you find yourself in a more formal situation? Do you tone down your accent or stay away from words that may only be known in the area you are from?

Based on our research and the work of others, we argue that code-switching is one of the key dilemmas that black employees face around race at work. While it is frequently seen as crucial for ...

For many black people, “code-switching is a performative expression that has not only helped some thrive in mainstream culture, it has helped many of us simply survive.” PICTURED: Two colleagues ...

‘There have been numerous occasions in the workplace where I have codeswitched in order to fit in with the white man and to make them feel more comfortable,’ said Sam*, a twentysomething young ...

You'd never chat to your boss in the same way you speak to friends in the pub, that's just common sense. But changing how you speak and act around different groups of people happens a lot and can ...

Like many young black people, Lucrece Grehoua is an expert in code-switching - used to changing her voice, accent and mannerisms when she enters white-majority spaces. But should she really have to?

What exactly is code-switching? Many of us may do it and not even realize it. Others may have never heard this term before, and some others may not acknowledge it as a real thing. Usually groups in ...