Understanding the Psychology of Diversity

by B. Evan Blaine

The updated  Third Edition  of this best seller presents a highly readable examination of diversity from a unique psychological perspective to teach students how to understand the social and cultural differences in today’s society. By exploring how individuals construct their view of social diversity and how they are defined and influenced by it, author Bruce Evan Blaine and new coauthor Kimberly J. McClure Brenchley present all that psychology has to offer on this critically important topic. 



The new edition features chapters on traditional topics such as categorization, stereotypes, sexism, racism, and sexual prejudice. Further chapters explore nontraditional diversity topics, such as weightism, ageism, and social stigma. Integrated throughout the text are applications of these topics to timely social issues. 



 

Genres: College

334 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 30, 2017

Reviews

[Christine Baptiste · Rating 5 out of 5]

I usually don't add text books because I have to read them but this one opened my eyes to all forms of discrimination I was not aware of and provided statistical data for the discrimination I did know about. Never before have I ever read a textbook and found myself in tears because I found the information so profound. This should be required reading in middle school to hopefully prevent us from becoming adults who implicit biases.