Exploring the long-term understanding of stereotype threats to women and people of color, the article “Contending with Stereotype Threat at Work: A Model of Long-Term Responses” strongly correlates to our further discussion of organizational culture and diversity within the workplace. Theorizing based off of psychological thought and previously acquired studies, five notable professors and doctoral candidates create a theorized “model” to potentially lessen this perceived stereotype threat. Focusing on three core coping mechanisms used when faced with a threat – fending off, discouragement, resilient – the authors provide their own analysis of the said response and provide a variety of ways to manage the response. Providing a more concrete understanding of what a perceived stereotype threat could be allows the intended audience to reflect and comprehend these said threats whether the individual reading experiences them or not. From the model constructed, the authors were able to conclude that employees who fit the demographic minority experienced both positive and negative consequences of stereotype threats. The model provides analysis of the coping mechanisms most commonly used by the demographic minority, and from the findings, companies can better support those who feel threatened and can foster a more inclusive and diverse working environment. The video I have attached to this elaborates more on stereotype threats providing another perspective on how these threats can affect groups of people. While also connecting to self-fulfilling prophecy, the video elaborated on how these threats can be useful to those who threaten others with the goal of wanting to feel better about themselves, hence explaining where the source of the stereotyping may come from.
Writing and organizational cultures