HRM 3450 Lecture 2: Theories and Thinking of Diversity

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3450
• Professor: Ron Ophir

Document Summary

Minority or non-dominant group refers to those subordinated to majority or dominant group members in terms of power, prestige, and privilege: not necessarily refer to groups that are numerically fewer than majority group members. It is more based on the power a group has. Prejudice is irrationally based, negative attitudes: discrimination is behaviour based on prejudicial attitudes. Stereotypes are the overgeneralization of characteristics to large human groups, and are often the basis for prejudice and discrimination. Social categorization: the tendency of individuals to perceive themselves and others as belonging to particular groups, which involves ordering one"s social environment by groupings of persons. (making quick judgements ex. Long hair = female: may not always be accurate, social cognitive theory suggests that people use categorization to simplify and cope with the large volumes of information to which they are continually exposed. Out-group biases: by favouring dominant in-group members, non-dominant group members are disadvantaged: ex.