TITLE:
Perceptions of Diversity: Global versus Local Perceptions
AUTHORS:
Gizelle L. Gilbert, Candace Myers, M. Diane Clark, Shelley Williams, Angela McCaskill
KEYWORDS:
Diversity; Multicultural; Abstract Liberalism; Cultural Racism; Color-Blind Racism
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.4 No.11,
November
28,
2013
ABSTRACT: The current study investigated climate and diversity issues
and how they contributed to students’ attitudes and experiences at a private
university for the deaf. A 40-item survey was administered to assess the global
perspectives regarding diversity. This scale was reduced to a 16-item scale
with four subscales using exploratory factor analysis, labeled Multicultural: Diversity is Enriching, Abstract
Liberalism, Cultural Racism, and Color-Blind
Racism. In addition, focus groups were conducted to investigate the local
perspectives of diversity of those who hold minority status within the overall
cultural milieu.