Numbers: Minorities and Majorities   by Kanter

1) How do proportions affect social life?
 
 

2) What are tokens?  What special situations do tokens face?
 
 

 A) Performance pressures
 

 What are the symbolic consequences?
 

 B) What is boundary heigthtening and Mempership costs.  Elaborate the four examples she discusses (exagerration, interuption, overt inhibitino, loyalty tests)
 

 C) What is role encapsulation?

  Status Leveling

  Woman’s slot

  Stereotypical informal roles   (Know the stereotypes)
 

3) Costs of Token life