Purdie-Vaughns, V., & Ditlmann, R. (2010). Reflection on diversity science in social psychology. Psychological Inquiry, 21(2), 153-159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2010.486758 The Plaut piece is a masterful and important article that carves a space for scholars, particularly in social psychology, to interrogate means of achieving diversity, to create and refine theoretical models, and to explore how these models play out in intergroup interactions in everyday life. Yet diversity science, as Plaut describes it, needs more. Two areas in particular require further reflection, and that will constitute this commentary. Of the many discussions I have had in my courses around diversity science, there are two recurring issues that students bring up and, although the questions are somewhat unrelated to each other, they strike deeply at the core of what diversity science needs to address in order to continue to grow as a discipline. One question reads, “Are we studying American diversity or the study of diversity?” The second question is, in an American context, “Is multiculturalism the ideal for ethnic minorities?” This commentary discusses both issues and describes their implications for diversity science. View Full PDF Type of News/Audience: Scholarly Articles
