Human Diversity: Perspectives on People in Context (Jossey-Bass Social & Behavioral Science) - Hardcover

Trickett, Edison J.; Watts, Roderick J.; Birman, Dina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 078790029X ISBN 13: 9780787900298

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1994

Synopsis

An intriguing dialogue on how different groups of people in our society confront different social realities. Leading scholars explore varied approaches to diversity in the research process and offer practical guidelines on conducting diversity-conscious and diversity-sensitive projects and research.

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About the Author

EDISON J. TRICKETT is professor of psychology at the University of Maryland and serves as Special Assistant on Sociocultural Processes in Mental Health at the National Institute of Mental Health.

RODERICK J. WATTS is assistant professor of psychology at DePaul University in Chicago and a community psychologist and licensed clinical psychologist.

DINA BIRMAN is a psychologist at in the Refugee Mental Health Branch of the Center for Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service.

From the Back Cover

Human Diversity provides the kind of dialogue that allows both an appreciation of difference and an understanding of common cause among those seeking to develop and strengthen a psychology of diversity. In twenty original chapters, leading scholars in the field draw on the most current research and thinking to reflect on how different groups of people in our society must confront and deal with the different social realities reflected in long-standing social attitudes, social policies and laws, and our social institutions. The book examines similarities as well as differences in the experiences of diverse groups including African-Americans, gays and lesbians, the elderly, and others―highlighting cross-cutting themes such as oppression, intergroup dynamics, culture, and identity. The authors also explore the applications of varied approaches to diversity to the research process and offer practical guidelines on how to conduct diversity-conscious and diversity-sensitive projects and research.

From the Inside Flap

Human Diversity provides the kind of dialogue that allows both an appreciation of difference and an understanding of common cause among those seeking to develop and strengthen a psychology of diversity. In twenty original chapters, leading scholars in the field draw on the most current research and thinking to reflect on how different groups of people in our society must confront and deal with the different social realities reflected in long-standing social attitudes, social policies and laws, and our social institutions. The book examines similarities as well as differences in the experiences of diverse groups including African-Americans, gays and lesbians, the elderly, and others—highlighting cross-cutting themes such as oppression, intergroup dynamics, culture, and identity. The authors also explore the applications of varied approaches to diversity to the research process and offer practical guidelines on how to conduct diversity-conscious and diversity-sensitive projects and research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078790029X
• ISBN 13: 9780787900298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 511