Open AccessHeralding Plurality and Celebrating Diversity in Research on Minorities
Author(s) -
Fred Kofi Boateng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of underrepresented and minority progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2574-3481
pISSN - 2574-3465
DOI - 10.32674/jump.v3i2.1811
Subject(s) - oppression , ignorance , diversity (politics) , variety (cybernetics) , political science , sociology , environmental ethics , gender studies , law , philosophy , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science
The importance of historically underrepresented populations in transforming societies and economies cannot be understated. The variety, diversity, and idiosyncrasies that they present, when unveiled through research, cools the cauldron of societal ignorance and bias, and actually challenges us to tackle issues about serious and continuous disparities, discrimination, marginalization, and oppression.