TY - BOOK AU - Blaine,Bruce Evan TI - Understanding the psychology of diversity SN - 978412921084 AV - HM1091 .B54 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE Publications KW - Prejudices KW - Stereotypes (Social psychology) KW - Multiculturalism KW - Psychological aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-278) and index; Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the psychology of diversity -- Categories and stereotypes : cognitive processes that shape diversity -- Self-fulfilling prophecy and stereotypic communication : social processes that shape diversity -- Prejudice : evaluating social difference -- Understanding race, racial stereotypes, and racism -- Understanding gender stereotypes and sexism -- Understanding obesity stereotypes and weightism -- Understanding moral prejudice : classism and homosexism -- Understanding age stereotypes and ageism -- Social stigma: the experience of prejudice -- Coping with social stigma -- Responding to social inequality : behavioral and cognitive interventions for reducing prejudice ER -