Download or read book Diversity and Social Integration in Multicultural Settings written by Vesa Peltokorpi and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite both visible (e.g., age and gender) and non- visible (e.g., attitudes and values) forms of diversity influence social interactions and performance in various social entities, researchers have focused mainly on visible forms of diversity in their studies. The present study provides a more comprehensive account of diversity in multicultural groups and organizations by taking into account a larger set of visible and non-visible attributes. The results of four studies conducted in Finland and Japan suggest that studies focusing only on visible forms of diversity do not provide a comprehensive account of diversity in various social entities.