Group Identity and Prejudice: Implications for Diversity

本研究以弱势群体成员的体验为研究对象。它首先认为，关于偏见和歧视经历的报告与个人对其群体的认同程度有关。这个项目考察了强认同和弱认同的群体成员是否经历了不同程度的实际偏见，而不是优势群体的成员。第一组研究考察了美国白人是否对认同强烈的少数族裔和种族少数群体表现出比认同弱的少数族裔更多的偏见。第二组研究考察了两个弱势群体的成员(攻读科学、技术、工程和数学博士学位的女性和少数民族)在处于较高地位并有机会帮助或伤害同组成员时的行为。为此，本项目的另一个目的是研究这种影响对与多样性有关的结果的影响，并考虑认同如何影响群体成员在群体内外的行为。本研究对推进群体认同与偏见的研究具有重要的理论意义。这项研究对于理解偏见和歧视以及在妇女和少数群体代表性不足的领域实现多样性也具有重大的社会影响。

This research focuses on the experiences of members of disadvantaged groups. It begins with the idea that the reports of experiences with prejudice and discrimination are related to the extent to which individuals identify with their group. This project examines whether strongly and weakly identified group members experience different amounts of actual prejudice from members of advantaged groups. The first set of studies examines whether White Americans express more prejudice toward strongly identified ethnic and racial minorities than weakly identified minorities. The second set of studies examines how members of two disadvantaged group (women pursuing doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields and ethnic minorities) behave when they are in high status positions and have the opportunity to help or harm fellow ingroup members. To this end, an additional aim of this project is to examine the implications of this effect for diversity-related outcomes and to consider how identification may affect group members' behaviors inside and outside of the group. This research has important theoretical implications for advancing research on group identity and prejudice. This research also has substantial societal implications for understanding prejudice and discrimination and for achieving diversity in domains where women and minorities are underrepresented.