TY  - CHAP
AB  - Research and theory on diversity in organizations tends to examine relations between the majority and minority and to overlook relations within the minority. In this chapter we explore the dynamics within a minority that represents a token percentage (less than 15%) of the larger group (Kanter, R. M. 1977b). We argue that members of a minority sub-group are subject to inter-group and intra-group pressures and that these pressures are greatest for a minority of two. We introduce the term “duo-status” to describe this two-token situation and examine the positive, neutral, and negative dynamics that result depending on the coping strategy chosen by each member of the duo.
VL  - 11
SN  - 978-1-84855-053-7, 978-1-84855-052-0/1534-0856
DO  - 10.1016/S1534-0856(08)11004-0
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1534-0856(08)11004-0
AU  - Lewin Loyd Denise
AU  - White Judith B.
AU  - Kern Mary
ED  - Katherine W. Phillips
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Duo status: Disentangling the complex interactions within a minority of two
T2  - Diversity and Groups
T3  - Research on Managing Groups and Teams
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 75
EP  - 92
Y2  - 2024/09/20
ER  -