Those who create a hostile environment are
often unaware of the level of hostility they are creating, or the effect
it has. No white people at a black church; many of the members may
assume that whites stay out of the church because they don't WANT to
come in and join them. They may not be aware that they are sending
social signals that say "STAY AWAY, WE WILL TREAT YOU BADLY" (or that
fellow memb
ers
are sending these signals). The same thing happens often in male
dominated groups toward females quite often; no females in a math class,
so the members of the class assume females don't "like" or don't "get"
math, but the reality is that many of the participants send overt social
signals to females that they are not welcome, and will not be treated
with any kind of normal courtesy. This hostile environment group
behavior can be seen almost anywhere there is a group of humans who have
physical traits in common with each other.
And even within those groups, subgroups are created as well; a group of women from India may separate others in the group according to skin tone, for example.
http://gpi.sagepub.com/content/14/6/845.abstract
And even within those groups, subgroups are created as well; a group of women from India may separate others in the group according to skin tone, for example.
http://gpi.sagepub.com/content/14/6/845.abstract
