Conflict within the workplace is complex and can have negative implications if left unaddressed. This is nowhere more true than in cases of diversity conflict in the workplace. Issues of inclusion, morale, ethics, and legality can come under duress quickly even with the right measures in place. The best approach to managing this type of...
Summary of: Kim, S. & Harwood, J. (2020). Facebook contact: The effect of an outgroup member’s language proficiency on desire for future intergroup contact. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 77, 160-168. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0147176720301449 Background & Theory This article examined how language can impact one’s ability to mesh with outgroup members and the likelihood of further developing...
Summary of: Meissner, F., Grigutsch, L.A., Koranyi, N., Müller, F., & Rothermund, K. (2019). Predicting behavior with implicit measures: Disillusioning findings, reasonable explanations, and sophisticated solutions. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02483/full Background & Theory: The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is commonly utilized by educators and researchers worldwide to make salient the presence of subconscious implicit...
Summary of: Lowe, M. (2020). Types of Contact: A Field Experiment on Collaborative and Adversarial Caste Integration. Behavioral & Experimental Economics eJournal. Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory or the contact hypothesis is a well-known method of improving ties between communities. In this research, the author argues that the efficacy of intergroup contact depends highly on...
Summary of: Gallacher, J. D., Heerdink, M. W., & Hewstone, M. (2021). Online engagement between opposing political protest groups via social media is linked to physical violence of offline encounters. Social Media + Society. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2056305120984445 Background & Theory Digital communication is becoming more common than ever and is known to influence political outcomes for the past few...
Diversity training for employees is important to ensure your workplace is inclusive and fair to all employees. But increasing awareness of the importance of diversity at work doesn’t have to be drab or even too serious. In fact, while diversity is necessary to help create equity in the workforce, it can also include a celebration...
The idea of diversity training is becoming increasingly popular since there are myriad benefits to diversity in the workplace. Indeed, there tend to be many benefits to diversifying your team and sustaining a safe and inclusive work environment for everyone you employ. Unfortunately, however, diversity training has not been shown to be highly effective for...
Diversity training in the workplace is an important way to ensure your organization is operating in a functionally inclusive way, cultivating a productive and happy workplace, and avoiding issues of discrimination. What is Diversity Training in the Workplace? To create a team that’s trained in diversity and inclusion, you want to utilize a resource that...
Introduction November 8th, 2016 was a difficult day for at least half of the American people, while an incredibly triumphant day for the other half. In the days that followed, thousands of Americans would take to the streets to protest the election of whom they construed as a racist, misogynistic new president. Inevitably, this divide...
