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Stereotype Threat Hits Home
For a long time, I have been interested in the idea of stereotype threat, its causes and consequences, and what I can do as a professor to lessen or eliminate it among my students. Stereotype threat, which refers to the … Continue reading
Valuing Hair
As a woman, do you consider whether your hair makes a political statement? Is wearing your hair natural something that you avoid so that you will be accepted by your coworkers? Well, the answer to these questions might have something … Continue reading
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Tagged A Girl Like Me, African American females, afro, age, bad hair, ethnicity, Gabby Douglas, Glamour Magazine, good hair, hair, natural hair, olympics, race, workplace diversity
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Work/Family Balance: A Male Perspective
Recently, the media has been full of stories about the struggle to balance work and family, and whether women can have it all. Anne-Marie Slaughter restarted this discussion with her article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.” Then, a … Continue reading
Racism: A More Inclusive View
Racism is one of the most powerful words in the English language. Trouble is, racism tends to conjure up different images in the minds of Whites and Blacks. Consider the circumstances surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, … Continue reading
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Tagged age, Blacks, gender, James Beard, Jasper, Los Angeles, post-racial society, racism, religion, Rodney King, Sanford, sexual orientation, social marginality, Stand Your Ground Law, Trayvon Martin, Whites
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Power, Paterno, and PSU: A Question of Values and Perspectives – Part Three
Virtually all of the discussions in recent weeks about alleged child abuse and rape, and the abuse of power at Penn State University (PSU) and then Syracuse University, have focused on individuals, groups, and institutions. Talk has been directed at … Continue reading
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Tagged age, Boeheim, Boy Scouts, Catholic, child abuse, children, culture of power, disabilities, ethnicity, Foundation to Abolish Sex Abuse, gender, Girl Scouts, Little League, pastors, Paterno, Penn State University, power, priests, PSU, race, social problem, Syracuse University, teachers, trust
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Social Class Bias
As a dimension of diversity, social class carries tremendous economic, educational, and political importance. Yet, when diversity is defined and discussed, social class is often totally ignored or at best, an afterthought. Consider the following stories as reported in the … Continue reading
What if Slater was…
Sometimes, the relevance of certain dimensions of diversity, such race, gender, marital status, and age can be overblown, largely invisible, or irrelevant. Sometimes not. Consider the popularity of Steven Slater, the fed-up JetBlue flight attendant who let his emotions get … Continue reading
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Tagged age, beer, bilingual, gender, muslim, quitting, race, Slater, Steven Slater, workplace
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