The psychology of diversity : beyond prejudice and racism
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authors James M. Jones, John F. Dovidio, and Deborah L. Vietze.
--Chichester, West Sussex, UK:
Wiley Blackwell
, c2014.
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- Online
The Psychology of Diversity presents a captivating social-psychological study of diversity, the obstacles confronting it, and the benefits it provides. The text considers how historical, political, economic, and societal factors shape the way people think about and respond to diversity.
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- Author
- Jones, James M
- Other Authors
- Dovidio, John F
- Vietze, Deborah L
- Responsibility
- authors James M. Jones, John F. Dovidio, and Deborah L. Vietze
- Place of Publication
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK
- Publisher
- Wiley Blackwell
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 407 p.)
- ISBN
- 9781118587898 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cultural Diversity
- Prejudice
- Racism
- Stereotypes (Social psychology)
- Abstract
- The Psychology of Diversity presents a captivating social-psychological study of diversity, the obstacles confronting it, and the benefits it provides. The text considers how historical, political, economic, and societal factors shape the way people think about and respond to diversity.
- Contents
- Preface -- Framing diversity -- The psychology of diversity: challenges and benefits -- Central concepts in the psychology of diversity -- Historical perspectives on diversity in the United States -- Psychological processes -- Personality and individual differences : how different types of people respond to diversity in different ways -- Social cognition and categorization : distinguishing "us" from "them" -- Social identity, roles, and relations : motivational influences in responses to diversity -- Is bias in the brain? -- Coping and adapting to stigma and difference -- Intergroup interactions : pitfalls and promises -- Culture, power, and institutions -- Cultural diversity : preferences, meaning and difference -- Social roles and power in a diverse society -- The challenge of diversity for institutions -- The psychology of diversity : principles and prospects -- Glossary -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
