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Clark & Clark, 1947
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Work showed that Black children would rather play with white dolls; led to 1954 S Court decision to declare segregated schools unconstitutional.
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1978 Supreme Court Bakke decision
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“diversity” was viewed as a goal which justified admitting students into a university based on their race.
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Figure 1.1
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Research in various aspects of diversity, from most researched: gender, race, disability, religion, social class, gay/lesbian, weight.
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Prejudice
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An emotional evaluation of someone based on their group membership.
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Stereotypes
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Thought processes or beliefs based on group membership
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Discrimination
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Action or behavior towards someone because of their group membership
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Individual differences
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On a continuum, like IQ scores, weight, age, personality traits
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Social differences
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Categories, like religion, race, age as in "old people"
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Race/Ethnicity (US Statistics)
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White - 70%
Black - 12%
Hispanic/Latino - 12%
Other - 6%
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Gender (US Statistics)
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Male - 49%
Female - 51%
Transgendered - less than 1%
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Religion (US Statistics)
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Christianity - 77%
Jewish - 1.5%
Other - 5%
Nonaffiliated - 16.5%
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Social Class (US Statistics)
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Upper - 1%
Upper Middle - 15%
Lower Middle - 33%
Working - 30%
Lower - 20%
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Sexual Orientation (US Statistics)
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Gay males - 3%
Lesbians - 2%
Bisexual - less than 1%
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Disability (US Statistics)
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All ages - 19%
Above 65 - 41%
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Weight (US Statistics)
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1 to adolescence - 11%
All ages - 31%
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