Promoting a scholarly understanding of the psychology of social and cultural diversity in the early stages of 21st century, this volume encourages an in-depth appreciation of the value in diversity while directly addressing social intervention and policy implications.

• Offers, for the very first time, an integrated approach to the issues raised by  increasingly complex representations of social identity
• Explores the psychological implications and applications of new forms of social and cultural diversity
• Includes research from a diverse range of scholars that covers a broad spectrum of sub-disciplines
• Discusses how the applications of multiculturalism and diversity research can encourage more positive intergroup relations
• Develops an in depth understanding and appreciation of the value of social and cultural diversity

Richard J. Crisp is Professor of Psychology in the Centre for the Study of Group Processes at the University of Kent. He has received numerous awards including the British Psychological Society's Spearman Medal (2006). He is joint editor of Multiple Social Categorization (with Miles Hewstone, 2006) and Essential Social Psychology (with Rhiannon Turner, 2007). He is associate editor of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and in 2009 was elected an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.