Description
The Science of Diversity uses a multidisciplinary approach to excavate the theories, principles, and paradigms that illuminate our understanding of the issues surrounding human diversity, social equality, and justice. The book brings these to the surface holistically, examining diversity at the individual, interpersonal, and international levels. Shedding light on why diversity programs fail, the book provides tools to understand how biases develop and influence our relationships and interactions with others.
About the Author
Mona Sue Weissmark is a clinical and social psychologist whose work on diversity and the psychological roots of injustice has received global recognition. She is the author of the books Doing Psychotherapy Effectively (University of Chicago Press), and Justice Matters: Legacies of the Holocaust & World War II (Oxford University Press). The founder and former director of the Program Initiative for Global Mental Health Studies at the Buffett Institute for Global Studies at Northwestern University and the founder and former director for The Center for Social Justice in Chicago, Dr. Weissmark is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, where she teaches the course 'Psychology of Diversity' and conducts research on diversity and social justice.
Reviews
In this ambitious, potentially timely project, Weissmark embraces scientific theorizing and empirical evidence to examine diversity on personal, interpersonal, and national levels. She invites readers on a journey that begins with a historical overview of diversity, moves through child development and the cognitive processes of categorization and judgment making, turns to diversity in relationships and groups, and finally looks at social justice and ethnic conflicts. * I. I. Katzarska-Miller, Transylvania University, CHOICE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190686345
Author Mona Sue Weissmark
Format Hardback
Page Count 416
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 748g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 162mm * 30mm
About the Author
Mona Sue Weissmark is a clinical and social psychologist whose work on diversity and the psychological roots of injustice has received global recognition. She is the author of the books Doing Psychotherapy Effectively (University of Chicago Press), and Justice Matters: Legacies of the Holocaust & World War II (Oxford University Press). The founder and former director of the Program Initiative for Global Mental Health Studies at the Buffett Institute for Global Studies at Northwestern University and the founder and former director for The Center for Social Justice in Chicago, Dr. Weissmark is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, where she teaches the course 'Psychology of Diversity' and conducts research on diversity and social justice.
Reviews
In this ambitious, potentially timely project, Weissmark embraces scientific theorizing and empirical evidence to examine diversity on personal, interpersonal, and national levels. She invites readers on a journey that begins with a historical overview of diversity, moves through child development and the cognitive processes of categorization and judgment making, turns to diversity in relationships and groups, and finally looks at social justice and ethnic conflicts. * I. I. Katzarska-Miller, Transylvania University, CHOICE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190686345
Author Mona Sue Weissmark
Format Hardback
Page Count 416
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 748g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 162mm * 30mm
