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Diversity Identity Development Training: Theory Informs Practice
Author(s) -
Ramsey MaryLou
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1996.tb00305.x
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , identity (music) , structuring , diversity training , psychology , social psychology , cultural diversity , epistemology , pedagogy , sociology , anthropology , political science , philosophy , physics , acoustics , law
Most identity development models are unidimensional and mutually independent. They rarely acknowledge multiple cultural identifications or their relationship to diversity awareness training. This article discusses this relationship in a four‐stage conceptual model for diversity identity development and its implications for the design, structuring and leadership of diversity training programs.