The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook on Workplace Diversity and Stratification: The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook Series

Outline/Table of Contents
Foreword

Introduction: The introduction will lay out the goals of the handbook; situate the context of workplace diversity and stratification in the United States; and provide a broad overview of the contents of the handbook

Theoretical Foundations of Diversity and Stratification
The following chapters specifically engage theories derived from various discipline research on diversity and stratification, including race/gender/class/ and how varying identities that intersect create disadvantage or advantage to particular groups.

Critical Diversity Perspective: this perspective examines all forms of social inequality, oppression, and stratification that revolve around issues of differences

Race, Gender & Authority in the Workplace: sociological approaches to job authority in determining social inequality in the workplace

A Psychological Perspective: conceptualizing workplace diversity through stigma theory and research in order to social value and attributes which become consequential to both individuals and organizations

A Business Management Perspective: social capital and social network theories in examining diversity and productivity in business management

Key Sites of Contention

The following chapters will tackle specific issues in diversity research, from debates on inclusion, quotas, race/ethnicity, gender, age, ability, language/culture, and sexual identity.

Diversity: A Culture of Inclusion?: understanding what diversity research actually is and how inclusion becomes the central focus in promoting integrated practices within organizations; defining diversity and inclusion as more than a buzzword

The Problem with Quotas: Doing the Bare Minimum to Achieve Diversity: efficacy of best practices or policies (i.e. affirmative action) to promote diversity in workplaces

Managing workplace Diversity: The Role of Race in America: social policies designed to increase equality of opportunity in the workplace; managerial responses to diversity, ethnoracial and gender stratification at work, the determinants of and rewards for job authority, effects of diversity on work outcomes

Gender Parity in the Boardroom: examination of how gender diversity on corporate boards influence corporate governance outcomes that subsequently impact performance

Bridging the Gap Between Generations: Value in Difference: examining the multiplicative effects of workplace discrimination and health on life satisfaction

Equitable Accommodations: Challenges Employees with Physical and Mental Disabilities Face: exploration of the ways in which employees with physical and or mental disabilities face continued challenges navigating space and access within organizations

LGBTQ+ Diversity: Language and Communication: this chapter will explore the usage of language to communicate difference in gender and sexuality within professional organizations, including challenges LGBTQ+ members face attempting to bring their whole selves to work; and combating unconscious bias

Empirical Diversity/Stratification Studies
The following chapters will engage various studies that examine diversity in specific professional settings, including education, medicine, law, corporations, religious institutions, entrepreneurship, and human resources research

Faculty of Color in Higher Education: examining the challenges faculty of color in higher educational institutions, including hiring, review processes and tenure and promotion

Black Medical Professionals: intersection of race, gender, work, and inequality in the medical field

Diversity in Law Firms: influence of race and gender on advancement prospects of lawyers in elite firms

Corporations: Gender Equity and Mentorship: obstacles women face in corporations securing mentors and sponsors in the workplace

Black Women in the Church: this chapter will discuss how Black women today navigate the male-dominated space of professional ministry

Entrepreneurship and Diversity: this chapter examines issues, challenges and opportunities related to diversity within entrepreneurship ecosystems

Human Resources and the Impact of Diversity: exploring the impacts felt by organizations that understand the importance of not just espousing the notion of diversity but enacting the principles; how organizations will respond to the satisfaction of their market that has become increasingly stratified; and are the choices of diversity and stratification mutually exclusive for those focused on viability as long-term concern

Diversity in the Larger Context

The following chapters will discuss diversity and inclusion in the broader context of organizational practices, effectiveness of policies and programs, implications for workplace changes and value derived

Mitigating Bias in the Workplace: this chapter will focus on reducing discrimination in the workplace

Organizational Effectiveness: developing organizational capability and enhancing effectiveness through the strategic management of people, particularly diverse work teams

Implications of Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: this chapter will explore exactly what the benefits and drawbacks of having diversity and inclusion initiatives in organizations, exploring the effectiveness of programs

The Meaning of Diversity in the Workplace: the value of diversity, how this affects the organization as a whole, who/how do organizations benefit from diversity; expectations of the organization (Does Diversity Pay?)