Collaborative Research: Decreasing Inequality In Groups

院校：德克萨斯农工大学院校：北伊利诺伊大学即使没有合理的理由让他们这样做，群体成员之间最初的地位差异，如种族、阶级和性别，也可以组织群体中的互动。这样的组织往往对个人和团体都是有害的。我们提出了四项实验研究来研究如何减少任务组中的种族不平等。前两项研究考察了小组任务的呈现如何影响种族不平等。接下来的两项研究将测试小组成员是否可以将他们的经验从种族不平等减少的小组转移到新的小组。更广泛的影响：结果反映了许多小团体，如研究团队或教室的共同互动。此外，这些研究还包括研究生和本科生的研究训练。

SES-0961940PI: Jane SellInstitution: Texas A&M UniversitySES-0962289PI: Carla GoarInstitution: Northern Illinois UniversityEven when there is no logical reason for them to do so, initial status differences among group members, such as race, class and gender, can organize interaction in groups. Such organization is often detrimental to both the individual and the group. We propose four experimental studies to study how racial inequality in task groups can be lessened. The first two studies examine how presentation of the group task affects racial inequality. The next two studies test whether group members can transfer their experiences from groups in which racial inequality is lessened to new groups. Broader Impacts:The results reflect upon interactions common to many small groups, such as research teams or classrooms. Additionally the studies involve research training for both graduate and undergraduate students.