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The Many Faces Of Diversity Resistance In The Workplace., K Thomas, V Plaut
The Many Faces Of Diversity Resistance In The Workplace., K Thomas, V Plaut
Victoria Plaut
The role of this particular chapter is to introduce the topic of resistance to diversity. In order to accomplish that goal we will begin with a discussion of what we know about resistance in organizations. This more general conversation on resistance will focus on resistance to organizational change. We will then narrow our focus to the topic of resistance to diversity, which in many ways reflects a resistance to this unique form of change in the workplace. Different conceptualizations of diversity resistance will be shared before presenting our typology of diversity resistance. Next we will move to a conversation about …
Unlocking The Benefits Of Diversity: All-Inclusive Multiculturalism And Positive Organizational Change., F Stevens, V Plaut, J Sanchez-Burks
Unlocking The Benefits Of Diversity: All-Inclusive Multiculturalism And Positive Organizational Change., F Stevens, V Plaut, J Sanchez-Burks
Victoria Plaut
As the demographic composition of organizations in the United States rapidly shifts, such that minority groups are becoming the numerical and economic majority, organizations are grappling with ways to manage diversity in the workplace. The two forms of diversity initiatives most frequently implemented in organizations--colorblindness and multiculturalism--have clear benefits; however, each also contributes to feelings of exclusion by different organizational members. In this article, the authors describe problematic issues raised by these two approaches to diversity and offer an alternative perspective--all-inclusive multiculturalism, or the AIM model. The authors posit that AIM serves as a catalyst for positive and effective organizational …
The Cultural Grounding Of Personal Relationship: The Importance Of Attractiveness In Everyday Life., S Anderson, G Adams, V Plaut
The Cultural Grounding Of Personal Relationship: The Importance Of Attractiveness In Everyday Life., S Anderson, G Adams, V Plaut
Victoria Plaut
Previous research has suggested that physically attractive people experience more positive life outcomes than do unattractive people. However, the importance of physical attractiveness in everyday life may vary depending on the extent to which different cultural worlds afford or require individual choice in the construction and maintenance of personal relationships. The authors hypothesized that attractiveness matters more for life outcomes in settings that promote voluntaristic-independent constructions of relationship as the product of personal choice than it does in settings that promote embedded-interdependent constructions of relationship as an environmental affordance. Study 1 examined self-reported outcomes of attractive and unattractive persons. Study …