Diversity Machine - 2nd Edition

Name: Diversity Machine - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Diversity MachineThe Drive to Change the White Male Workplace\nAuthor(s): Frederick R. Lynch\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138535206, 978-1138535206\nSynopsis\n\""Diversity\"" has become the turn-of-the-century buzzword. Republican and Democratic leaders ritually chant \""diversity is our strength\"" and corporate CEOs talk about the need to create a \""workforce that looks like America.\"" Most corporate mission statements now contain a clause on \""valuing differences\"" and millions of employees have completed-or soon will undergo-some sort of \""diversity training.\"" Where did all this come from -and why? Who created diversity programs? How do they differ? How effective are these policies? Can they do more harm than good in organizations and in the wider society?\n\nDuring the past decade, sociologist Frederick R. Lynch studied the rise of a social policy movement that has successfully moved multiculturalism fr.