The psychology of social and cultural diversity / Richard J. Crisp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crisp, Richard J., 1973-

Series:

Social issues and interventions.

Social issues and interventions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social groups.

Categorization (Psychology).

Group identity.

Cultural pluralism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Promoting a scholarly understanding of the psychology of social and cultural diversity in the early stages of 21st century, this volume encourages an in-depth appreciation of the value in diversity while directly addressing social intervention and policy implications. Offers, for the very first time, an integrated approach to the issues raised by increasingly complex representations of social identityExplores the psychological implications and applications of new forms of social and cultural diversityIncludes research from a diverse range of scholars that covers a broad spectr

Contents:

The Psychology of Social and Cultural Diversity; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Series Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I: Social Identity; 2 Social Identity Complexity and Acceptance of Diversity; 3 Facilitating the Development and Integration of Multiple Social Identities: The Case of Immigrants in Québec; 4 Costs and Benefits of Switching among Multiple Social Identities; Part II: Culture; 5 Multicultural Identity: What It Is and Why It Matters; 6 What I Know in My Mind and Where My Heart Belongs: Multicultural Identity Negotiation and its Cognitive Consequences

Part III: Intergroup Attitudes7 Multiculturalism and Tolerance: An Intergroup Perspective; 8 Diversity Experiences and Intergroup Attitudes; Part IV: Intergroup Relations; 9 The Effects of Crossed Categorizations in Intergroup Interaction; 10 Complexity of Superordinate Self-Categories and Ingroup Projection; Part V: Group Processes; 11 The Categorization-Elaboration Model of Work Group Diversity: Wielding the Double-Edged Sword; 12 Divided We Fall, or United We Stand? How Identity Processes Affect Faultline Perceptions and the Functioning of Diverse Teams; Part VI: Interventions

13 Combined Effects of Intergroup Contact and Multiple Categorization: Consequences for Intergroup Attitudes in Diverse Social Contexts14 The Application of Diversity-based Interventions to Policy and Practice; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612794575

9781282794573

1282794574

9781444351774

144435177X

9781444390483

1444390481

9781405195614

1405195614

9781444325447

1444325442

9781444325454

1444325450

OCLC:

778339363