Tokenism

Tokenism

Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s 1977 book Men and Women of the Corporation contributed to filling the gap between broad sociological and individualistic psychological approaches to organizational theory and research by taking a social psychological look at interpersonal relations within work groups. Specifically, Kanter described the on-the-job experiences of “token” women working with a “dominant” group of

Tokenism

Tokenism involves the symbolic involvement of a person in an organization due only to a specified or salient characteristic (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, disability, age). It refers to a policy or practice of limited inclusion of members of a minority, underrepresented, or disadvantaged group. The presence of people placed in the role of token often leads

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