| Autor: |
Hewstone, Miles, Crisp, Richard J., Contarello, Alberta, Voci, Alberto, Conway, Laura, Marletta, Giorgia, Willis, Hazel |
| Rok vydání: |
2006 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 9, 4, 509-532 |
| Druh dokumentu: |
journal article<br />Zeitschriftenartikel |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1368430206067558 |
| Popis: |
We tested Kanter’s (1977a, 1977b) theory concerning the effects of group proportions (sex ratios) on visibility, polarization and assimilation, using natural groups of women and men in academia. Study 1 compared male-skewed and male-tilted settings and found evidence of greater polarization by minority women than majority men. The only effect of group proportions occurred for perceived dispersion as a measure of assimilation; replicating Brown and Smith (1989), men showed an out-group (OH), and women an in-group (IH), homogeneity effect, and both effects were accentuated in the skewed setting. Study 2 extended the research to include male-skewed, male-tilted, balanced and female-tilted sex ratios. Men’s OH effect declined as relative out-group size increased, and women’s IH effect declined as relative in-group size increased. There was also a linear decrease in relative perceived in-group impact and status as actual relative in-group size declined. We discuss our findings with respect to the validity of Kanter’s theory, gender and group size as moderators of perceived variability, and methodological issues in studying diversity. |
| Databáze: |
SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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