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Understanding the Psychology of Diversity by Bruce Evan Blaine (Paperback, 2012)

Diversity is a term that incorporates social difference, social inequality, and the problems inherent to inequality. Understanding the Psychology of Diversity, Second Edition a wide-ranging textbook that covers the cognitive and emotional underpinnings of prejudice attached to all forms of inequality, and will be a very useful textbook for an array of students. The book features chapters on traditional prejudice topics such as categorization and stereotypes, sexism, racism, and social stigma. Mixed in with this content are further chapters that explore newer and more ntraditional diversity topics, such as sexual-orientation and social class-based prejudice, weight and appearance-based prejudice, and diversity on television. Key Features: 'Diversity Issue' boxes, spotlighted in each chapter, center around recent issues, or research findings related to prejudice or social stigma'Making Connections' questions interspersed throughout chapters stop readers and encourage them to think more deeply about issues/ concepts just coveredIncludes Summaries, Key Terms, Further Readings, and interesting Websites Understanding the Psychology of Diversity will be a perfect textbook for courses on the Psychology of Diversity, Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination as well as Race and Gender.

Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks
Spine
20mm
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Bruce E. Blaine (PhD, SUNY at Buffalo) is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Statistics Program at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. He is widely published in social and health psychology. His other research interests include obesity treatment effectiveness and meta-analytic research methods.
Out-Of-Print Date
09/06/2017
Date of Publication
22/10/2012
Edition Statement
2nd Revised Edition
Genre
Psychology: Textbooks & Study Guides
Country of Publication
United States

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