Diversity perceptions and neighborhood preferences for visual representations of mixed racial groups.

ABSTRACT: Although the term "diversity" is ubiquitous in modern day society, the meaning of the term is not well understood, and it is unclear when people perceive groups to be more or less diverse. Across five experiments, we examined perceptions of racial diversity and preferences for living in diverse contexts related to visual representations of groups. While recent theorizing suggests that a greater number of low-status racial minorities may contribute to perceiving more diversity and determine living preferences, our findings indicate the importance of the race of the perceiver in these processes. Although White and Black participants rated majority Black compared to majority Asian groups as more diverse, followed by majority White targets (cf. Experiment 4), Asian participants did not differ

SUBMITTER: Meyers C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491443 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature