Perceived minority status and diversity attitudes: an exploratory study.
The relationship between perceived minority status (in race and gender) and attitudes toward diversity was investigated with 308 graduate and undergraduate students from the southwestern U.S. (54.5% women, 67.5% nonWhite, whose mean age was 26.7, SD= 6.2). Analysis suggested perceived minority status in gender correlates significantly and positively with attitudes toward diversity. Specifically, women who perceived themselves to be of a minority gender were more likely to have positive attitudes toward other cultural groups than women who did not perceive themselves as of a minority. Furthermore, perceived minority status in gender mediated the relationship between sex and attitudes toward diversity. Perceived minority status in race was not correlated with attitudes toward diversity.
Strauss
Judy P
JP
Department of Management/HRM, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840-8501, USA. jstrauss@csulb.edu
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires