Coping with Minority Status - Responses to Exclusion and Inclusion (Paperback)

Society consists of numerous interconnected, interacting, and interdependent groups, which differ in power and status. The consequences of belonging to a more powerful, higher-status 'majority' versus a less powerful, lower-status 'minority' can be profound, and the tensions that arise between these groups are the root of society's most difficult problems. To understand the origins of these problems and develop solutions for them, it is necessary to understand the dynamics of majority-minority relations. This volume brings together leading scholars in the fields of stigma, prejudice and discrimination, minority influence, and intergroup relations to provide diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives on what it means to be a minority. The volume, which focuses on the strategies that minorities use in coping with majorities, is organized into three sections: 'Coping with Exclusion: Being Excluded for Who You Are'; 'Coping with Exclusion: Being Excluded for What You Think and Do'; and 'Coping with Inclusion'.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	September 2009
Editors:	Fabrizio Butera • John M. Levine
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-67115-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Promotions
LSN:	0-521-67115-9
Barcode:	9780521671156

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