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Diversity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Diversity Science? | The study of how people create, interpret, and maintain group differences, and the psychological and societal consequences of these distinctions. |
| What is the Psychology of Diversity? | The basic psychological process triggered when encountering people who are different, and when experiencing differential treatment due to social group membership. |
| Diversity Science Requirement (a): Race Conception | Avoid employing and perpetuating an abstract or vague conception of race |
| Diversity Science Requirement (b): Sources of Inequality | Locate the sources of inequality in practices, policies, and institutions, not just in individual minds |
| Diversity Science Requirement (c): Cultural Ideologies | Unearth and call out cultural ideologies that help perpetuate systems of inequality. |
| Diversity Science Requirement (d): Whiteness | Interrogate and discuss the unspoken mask of privilege that Whiteness carries. |
| Diversity Science Requirement (e): Intergroup Dynamics | Investigate the perspectives of both minority and majority groups in dynamic interaction |
| Diversity Science Requirement (f): Group Inclusivity | Document the experiences of groups beyond the traditional Black–White binary |
| What is "Diversity Within Diversity"? | The presence of significant variability and sub-groupings within any broadly labeled diversity group (e.g., gender, race). |
| Diversity Within Diversity Subgroup 1: Mainstream | Middle-class majority with property/capital ownership in the United States. |
| Diversity Within Diversity Subgroup 2: Emergent | Persons of mixed-race communities or recent Black immigrants |
| Diversity Within Diversity Subgroup 3: Transcendent | A small elite group possessing significant wealth and social power. |
| Diversity Within Diversity Subgroup 4: Abandoned | A marginalized minority group characterized by pessimistic hope and defiant dreams. |
| What is the Ethnic Diversity Index? | A numerical measure of the amount of ethnic diversity present within a given population. |
| Ethnic Diversity Index Score: 0 | Represents complete homogeneity (zero diversity) |
| Ethnic Diversity Index Score: 100 | Represents complete diversity, where every ethnic group is equally represented. |
| Historical Legal Landmark: Roe v. Wade Overturn (1973/2022) | reproductive health access. |
| Legal Landmark: SFFA v. University of North Carolina | Supreme Court ruling stating that higher education institutions cannot admit students based on race. |
| Definition of Cyberhate | Violent or aggressive language directed towards a group defined by race, religion, gender, politics, etc. |
| Diversity Benefit: Human Capital | The unique skills, perspectives, and cultural resources that individuals—especially marginalized groups—bring to an organization. |
| Diversity Benefit: Adaptability | Enhances an organization's or group's ability to adjust and adapt to changing environments. |
| Diversity Benefit: Moral Correctness & Citizenship | Promoting diversity is morally correct and fosters better citizenship through mutual respect for differences. |
| Diversity Benefit: Educational Outcomes | Courses like Intergroup Dialogue lead to better student outcomes and higher quality of learning. |
| WWII Historical Example: Black Airmen | Black airmen had to rescue White men in WWII while flying faulty planes. |
| WWII Historical Example: 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion | Known as the "Six Triple Eights" (all Black female unit), they cleared a massive backlogged mail system in 90 days versus the expected 6 months. |
| What is Meritocracy? | The core belief that hard work and ability dictate success, regardless of race, culture, or ethnicity. |
| Opponents' Counter-Acronym: EMC | Equality, Merit, and Colorblindness (proposed by opponents of DEI to favor race-neutral approaches). |
| What is Both/And Thinking? | A non-binary mindset that holds multiple, seemingly conflicting viewpoints and emotions as simultaneously valid. |
| What is Either/Or (Zero-Sum) Thinking? | A binary framework where gain for one group is viewed as a direct loss for another, creating conflict. |
| Benefit of Both/And Thinking in Organizations | Leads to innovative problem-solving, pluralistic worldviews, and effective leadership. |
| Colorblind Perspective | An ideology that ignores group differences in order to treat everyone as individuals. |
| Risk of the Colorblind Perspective | Associated with greater prejudicial behavior and ignores systemic inequities. |
| Multicultural Perspective | An ideology that recognizes, respects, and preserves distinct cultural and ethnic heritages. |
| Risk of the Multicultural Perspective | Can unintentionally emphasize group differences and lead people to stereotype others more. |
| What is Human Capital? | The collective skills, knowledge, and capabilities brought by individuals into a workplace or group. |
| What is Intergroup Dialogue Course? | A structured educational practice where diverse groups interact directly to build understanding and reduce bias. |
| What is Human Diversity? | The scientific study of the range of physical, cultural, and social variations across the human species. |
| Definition of Race | A social categorization based on observable physical characteristics (e.g., skin color, eye shape). |
| Definition of Ethnicity | A social grouping based on shared cultural traits (e.g., language, heritage, customs) rather than physical features. |
| Why is Race Considered a Social Construction? | Because its definitions are created and maintained through language, media, laws, and institutional practices. |
| Early 1900s Psychology & Race | Psychologists reinforced false notions that biological racial hierarchies and genetic differences naturally existed. |
| Genetic Adaptation Example: Skin Color | Skin color evolved as a biological adaptation to sun exposure levels as early humans migrated globally. |
| Core Principle: "Biology is Not Destiny" | Genetics may predispose traits, but environmental and social contexts heavily shape human development and actions. |
| What is Critical Race Theory (CRT)? | Academic framework examining how legal structures and social factors suppress civil rights progress. |
| Definition of Allyship | Actively supporting and advocating for marginalized or minoritized groups. |
| Definition of Coexistence | Living in peace and harmony with others despite holding significant differences. |
| Definition of Cultural Competence | The ability to understand, appreciate, and interact effectively with people from diverse cultures. |
| Definition of Migrant | A person who travels across national boundaries seeking temporary or permanent residence |
| Definition of Marginalized | Being relegated to the fringes or lower power status in society, resulting in fewer resources. |
| Definition of Minoritized | The process by which a dominant group actively pushes a less powerful group into subordinate status. |
| Definition of Universal Design | Framework for designing environments/products to be accessible to everyone without modification. |
| Definition of Woke | Heightened awareness of systemic inequalities; also used critically to mean overly politically correct. |
| What is Grounded Theory? | An inductive method where theories are constructed directly out of real-world participant data. |
| What is External Validity? | The extent to which research findings can be generalized to different populations and settings. |
| Shelton & Richeson (2005) Experiment Setup | Measured Black and White students' willingness to sit together and their reasons for holding back. Both groups wanted to interact, but assumed the other group lacked interest, leading to reduced intergroup contact. |
| What does WEIRD stand for? | Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic |
| LaPiere (1934) Experiment | Hotels claimed in letters they would refuse Asian guests, but later welcomed an Asian couple in person. Demonstrates that explicit attitudes do not always reliably predict real-world behavior. |
| Cognitive-Affective Personality System (CAPS) | Theory stating that individual traits express themselves based on how a person interprets specific situational cues. |
| Big Five Trait: | Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, openness |
| Top-Down | Cultural biases shape institutional rules and individual attitudes. |
| Bottom-Up: | Individual biases aggregate to alter institutional rules and cultural norms |
| What is a Culture War? | Metaphor for intense societal conflicts where groups try to impose their values and ideologies on institutions |
| Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) Worldview | Views the world as fundamentally dangerous, unpredictable, and unstable. |
| Conventionalism | Rigid adherence to traditional, established group norms and social values |
| Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) Worldview | Views the world as a competitive, "dog-eat-dog" arena where hierarchy is natural. |
| SDO-D (Dominance) | Support for active, overt oppression to maintain hierarchy dominance. |
| SDO-E (Egalitarianism Opposition) | Preference for subtle, systemic inequalities that prevent group equality |
| Need for Cognitive Closure | The psychological desire for clear answers and structure; leads to heavy reliance on stereotypes. |
| Dual-Process Motivational Model | Model by Duckitt & Sibley showing how personality predicts prejudice through two routes: RWA and SDO. |
| What is the Gini Index? | A global statistical metric measuring income and economic inequality within countries. |
| Country with Highest Gini Index (Economic Inequality) | South Africa. |
| Blatant vs. Subtle Prejudice Differences | B: Direct rejection and overt discrimination. S: Indirect exclusion justified by race-neutral factors (e.g., criminal history). |
| Ambivalent Sexism: Hostile Sexism | Overtly negative attitudes toward women that protect men's power advantage |
| Ambivalent Sexism: Benevolent Sexism | Chivalrous, subjectively positive views of women that reinforce traditional, subordinate gender roles |
| What is Redlining? | Discriminatory banking/housing practices that denied mortgages in Black neighborhoods, starving them of investment. |
| What was a Sundown Town? | All-white communities where Black people were forced to leave before nightfall under threat of violence or arrest. |
| What is the Weathering Process? | Early physical breakdown and accelerated biological aging caused by chronic exposure to systemic racism and stress. |
| How do Telomeres track Stress and Racism? | Chronic stress shortens telomere length (DNA caps), accelerating aging and causing premature onset of diseases |
| Absolute Deprivation vs. Relative Deprivation | A:Lacking basic necessities. R: Lacking resources that comparable others possess, generating severe psychological stress. |
| What is the Immigrant Paradox for Health? | Recent immigrants often display better baseline physical health than their US-born descendants despite fewer resources. |
| Medical Simulation Studies | Experiments presenting identical case studies to doctors while varying only patient race/identity to detect clinical bias. |
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