Includes bibliographical references and index.

Framing diversity -- The psychology of diversity: challenges and benefits -- Central concepts in the psychology of diversity -- Historical perspectives on diversity in the United States -- Psychological processes -- Personality and individual differences : how different types of people respond to diversity in different ways -- Social cognition and categorization : distinguishing "us" from "them" -- Social identity, roles, and relations : motivational influences in responses to diversity -- Is bias in the brain? -- Coping and adapting to stigma and difference -- Intergroup interactions : pitfalls and promises -- Culture, power, and institutions -- Cultural diversity : preferences, meaning and difference -- Social roles and power in a diverse society -- The challenge of diversity for institutions -- The psychology of diversity : principles and prospects -- Glossary -- Index.