Social Psychology in Action: Diversity

Table of Contents Social Identity Racial Gender Issues Culture/Multiculturalism/ Acculturation Social Perception

Social Identity  Workplace  Education

Social Identity  Family  Role alteration  Partners with the same gender  Relationships with those of different cultures  Child Adoptions

Racial/Gender Issues  Modern Racism  More likely practiced by individuals  Helps identify in-groups from out groups  Aversive Racism  Unfavorable to biased people

Racial/Gender Issues  Ambivalent Racism  Leads to varied Feelings  Leads to being accepted or ostracized from the in-group  Ostracism  Social rejection that poses threats to the need to belong.

Racial/Gender Issues  Sexism  Aggressive  Unpleasant Behaviors  More display of hostility and abuse  Benevolent  More favorable  Helps comprehend socially accepted universal gender roles

Culture/Multiculturalism/ Acculturation Culture Individuals depend on culture in coping with economic, environmental and political stresses. Culture are sets of the same behaviors that an individual shares with others

Culture/Multiculturalism/ Acculturation Multiculturalism  The maintenance of different cultures within a community.  Multiculturalism in America recognizes the diversity amongst its people.  Recognizes human diversity and alteration.

Culture/Multiculturalism/ Acculturation Acculturation  A process for cultural alteration. It is the exchange of cultural features that that is brought about by continuous firsthand communication  It is a two way process of exchange that preserves the difference between the groups.

Social Perception  Taken from observation, insight, and association  Individual perception about another individual or group of individuals  Impressive,founded on social identity and experiences

Social Perception  Differentiation among groups  Favoritism within a group  Accuracy in precise perspective towards one’s group

Social Perception  Different groups  Individual identity  Self-Improvement  Expanded Perspective and Belongingness  Social identity  Intricary and Power urges:  Augmentation of Perspectives  Enhance all-inclusive attitudes  Harmony and tolerability

Conclusion  Diversity  Social Identity  Able to identify self in areas of work and education  Racial/Gender Concerns  Comprehending Racism and Sexism  Culture/ Multiculturalism /Acculturation  Adjusting to environmental Alteration  Social Perception  Gaining insight about the thoughts and actions of others

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