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| the presence of differences among members of a social unit that lead to perceptions of such differences and that impact work outcomes |
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| Proactive, strategic action aimed at capitalizing on the benefits diversity can bring to an organization |
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| Diversity attributes that are readily available and easy to see |
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| Diversity attributes that aren't accessible until you get to know someone |
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| Factors that have lead to an increased interest in diversity |
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| changing demographics, changing attitudes toward work, changes in the nature of work, legal mandates, social pressures, potential negative effects of diversity, value-in-diversity hypothesis |
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- consists of concepts and propositions
- contains boundary conditions or assumptions about values, space and time
- organizes, explains and predicts
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| Managerial, Sociological, Social Psychological |
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Focuses on the impact of diversity on group and organization processes and performance
- Intervening Process Theory
- Information/Decision-Making Theory
- Resource Based Theory
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Focuses on issues (structural determinants, power, conflict) and how they influence diversity and persons who are different from the majority
- Functionalism
- Conflict Theory
- Critical Theory
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| Social Psychological Theory |
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How being different from (or similar to) other in a group influences subsequent affective reactions and behaviors
- Similarity-Attraction Paradigm
- Social Categorization Framework
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| Application of diversity issues |
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- Categorical Approach
- Compositional Approach
- Relational Approach
- Diversity Management Approach
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| negative attitudes toward persons different from the self that people consciously and deliberately maintain |
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- Reflects evaluations that have an unknown origin (unaware of the basis of an evaluation)
- are activated automatically
- influence implicit responses (uncontrollable responses and ones that people don't view as an expression of their attitudes and thus don't attempt to control)
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| Concerned with the outcomes of social processes |
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| Prevalence of discrimination in sports |
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| Effects of discrimination |
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- Access: denies people access to jobs, organizations and professions; impacts people who might enter the field
- Treatment: job assignments, training and development, raises and promotions; group integration, supervisor support, job discretion, job performance, performance evaluations
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| prevents members of a particular social category from obtaining a job or entering a profession |
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| takes place when members of a particular group don't receive the rewards, resources or opportunities they deserve based on their work performance |
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| Why does discrimination occur? |
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- Social psychological explanation
- Critical theories
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| social category regarded as distinct because the members supposedly share some genetically transmitted traits |
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| cultural heritage of a particular group of people, with a focus on common culture (language) a specific custom or a shared history |
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| collection of individuals who share common characteristics and face discrimination in society because of their shared membership in a group |
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| Experiences of racial minorities in the employment context |
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- median income: asians (54k), whites (47k), hispanics (32k), blacks (28k)
- most players are minorities, then asst coaches. > 22% head coaches are minorities
- on avg, 86% of administrators=white
- hispanics/blacks=service positions
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| Underrepresentation of racial minorities in the sport industry |
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proportion of minorities to proportion of former players: most players=minority, but most coaches aren't a minority
51% of players are minorities, but only 22% coaches are minorities |
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| Factors that have led to the underrepresentation of racial minorities in sport industry |
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- Macro-Level Factors: (broad, societal) institutional practices, political climate, stakeholder expectations
- Meso-Level Factors: (organizational) prejudice, discrimination, leadership stereotypes, organization culture
- Micro-Level Factors: (individual) head coaching expectations and intentions, occupational turnover intentions
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| influence of race on the experiences of sport and physical activity participants |
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race influences:
- participation in sports
- positions played on teams: whites in "thinking positions"
- stereotypes: white=cognitive ability, blacks=athletic ability
- treatment: through academic advising, graduation rates, treatment by administrators and coaches, opportunities after sports
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