New approach to diversity research proposed by professor

A rethinking of homogeneity as the baseline used to study diversity has been proposed by one expert in the field. Researchers have often used homogeneous social groups as a “baseline” to see what effects social diversity can have -- in the workplace, organizations, schools, and even markets. And yet, he contends, there are good reasons to think that such an approach fails to fully capture the social dynamics in play. "Both diversity and homogeneity have the ability to affect how people think or make decisions," he notes.

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