Psychological Science Colloquium
Discourses from the Academy: Department of Psychological Science Colloquium Series
Friday, September 16, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.*
Understanding Resistance to Multiculturalism: The Role of Threat
by
Kimberly Rios, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Ohio University
Multiculturalism (i.e., recognition and appreciation of racial, ethnic, and cultural differences) is intended to promote intergroup harmony. Nevertheless, dominant group members sometimes react to multicultural ideologies with backlash and resistance when these ideologies are made salient. In this presentation, I review some of my own work that sheds light on why multiculturalism can be considered threatening to different parts of the self-concept, and I suggest potential ways to increase dominant group members' receptiveness to multiculturalism and diversity.
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