A more inclusive world is a better world for all, yes? But how, exactly, can we be “more inclusive”? This episode discusses normalizing and positive consequences, and what the backfire effect is and methods to counteract it. We wrap up by recommending several different social media sites that might help expand knowledge through exposure to various topic.
Resources:
- Study: Exposure to peers’ pro-diversity attitudes increases inclusion and reduces the achievement gap https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0899-5
- Article about study: https://werepstem.com/2020/07/03/study-suggests-normalizing-diversity-inclusion-makes-people-more-tolerant/
- Normalization principle related to people with disabilities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_(people_with_disabilities)
- The Backfire Effect – a comic by The Oatmeal: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe
- Scholarly article about the backfire effect suggesting it does not commonly occur: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7462781/
- The Backfire Effect study; http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bnyhan/nyhan-reifler.pdf
- Article about Backfire Effect, including suggestion for using weaker arguments: https://psmag.com/news/why-even-your-best-arguments-never-work-64910
- Another article on Backfire Effect: https://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/06/10/the-backfire-effect/#more-1218
Additional articles about normalizing behavior:
- Reading books from different cultures: https://diversebooks.org/5-reasons-why-you-should-read-a-diverse-book-for-your-next-community-read/
Recommended sites:
- Humans of New York: https://www.humansofnewyork.com/about
- Humanity Pages: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4687503311284314
- Respect Circles Podcast: https://www.respectcircles.com/
- Diverse Talking Heads Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/diversetalkingheads/?ref=page_internal or https://www.spreaker.com/show/diverse-talking-heads
- Sophia’s Voice: https://www.sophias-voice.com/
