Coping with Minority Status: Responses to Exclusion and Inclusion

Coping with Minority Status: Responses to Exclusion and Inclusion
ISBN-10
0521854997
ISBN-13
9780521854993
Category
Psychology
Pages
369
Language
English
Published
2009-08-31
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
John M. Levine, Fabrizio Butera

Description

Society consists of numerous interconnected, interacting, and interdependent groups, which differ in power and status. The consequences of belonging to a higher-status "majority" versus a lower-status "minority" can be profound. To understand the origins of the problems caused by majority-minority tensions and develop solutions, it is necessary to understand the dynamics of majority-minority relations. This volume brings together leading scholars in the fields of stigma, prejudice and discrimination, minority influence, and intergroup relations to provide diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives on what it means to be a minority.

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