Diversity Experiences and Intergroup Attitudes

The Psychology of Social and Cultural Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 171-189

  Aberson, Christopher L ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) longitudinal data addressing diversity experiences; Diversity experience and contact experience distinction; Diversity experience, and intergroup attitude impact causal mechanisms, underlying diversity experiences; Diversity experiences and intergroup attitudes; Diversity experiences, opportunities for individuals learning about people from other backgrounds; Intergroup contact, experiences of personal interaction with members of other groups (outgroups); Mediators of diversity experience attitude relationship theory relevant to mediation; Organizational diversity training; Perspective taking and empathy mediating diversity experience attitude relationship; Role of diversity experiences positive intergroup attitude promotion, being promising

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874476778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444325447.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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