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diversity
vr.tr.diversity · thing-q1230584
Let an agent explain diversity as a sociological and political concept, relay social research and measures with attribution, describe policy debates neutrally, and distinguish diversity from equality, inclusion and variety in everyday speech.
Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.QLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What diversity is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is diversity, and how does it differ from equality, inclusion and variety? definition
- Is the question about biology, society, organisations or politics? boundary
Domains
Domains.
Domains
Domains.
- What are genetic, allelic and transcriptional diversity, gender and religious diversity, intellectual diversity and superdiversity? definition
- Which entry fits the specific domain? action
Science Science.
Measures
Measures.
Measures
Measures.
- How is diversity measured in ecology and genetics? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Research
Social research.
Research
Research.
- What does research say about diversity effects in teams and societies, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Policy Policy and debate.
Policy
Policy.
Policy
Policy.
- How do organisations and governments pursue diversity, and what laws apply? provenance
- Which entry fits diversity, equity and inclusion? action
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates surround diversity policy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context History and cities.
Superdiversity
Superdiversity.
Superdiversity
Superdiversity.
- What is superdiversity, and how does it describe migration-shaped cities? provenance
- Which entry fits migration studies? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How has the concept of diversity developed in science and society? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of multiculturalism? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- transcriptional diversity, allelic diversity, religious diversity, intellectual diversity, gender diversity, Superdiversity, media pluralism, diversity in computing, linguistic diversity, functional diversity, vegetation texture, Software diversity
What it is Filled
Diversity is the presence of differences in social characteristics, identities, backgrounds and perspectives within a population, group or institution, including gender, religion, ethnicity, ability and thought; in sociology and political studies it includes the study of migration-shaped superdiversity, representation and organisational diversity policies.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain diversity as a sociological and political concept, relay social research and measures with attribution, describe policy debates neutrally, and distinguish diversity from equality, inclusion and variety in everyday speech.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Diversity concerns differences within social groups and institutions.
- Social diversity can be measured using explicitly defined characteristics and methods.
- Diversity is contested in political debate.
- Diversity informs policies on representation and participation.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present a partisan view of diversity policy as settled fact.
- Infer a person's ethnicity, religion, disability or orientation to count them without consent.
- Use biological diversity findings to rank human groups.
- Use diversity data to exclude or target individuals.
Only with a human decision
- Collecting or publishing sensitive diversity data about named people or small groups requires human review.
May
- Explain diversity in its sociological and political sense.
- Report measured social diversity in a population or workforce with the method and source.
Moral aspects Filled
- Data about personal characteristics can protect people from discrimination or expose them to it.
Who is affected
- Minority groups are affected by diversity policies and representations.
- Employees and students are affected by institutional diversity policies.
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the quality; each organisation answers for its own diversity data.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1207505 - registry parent class
- Q36793538 - registry parent class
related
- quality - in registry terms
- diversity index - in ecology
- inclusion - in organisational policy
- homogeneity - lack of variation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.diversity
- Wikidata: Q1230584 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1230584)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- ecological indices: Shannon and Simpson list
- superdiversity coined: 2007 year - Steven Vertovec
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Diversity describes differences in social characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives.
- Examples include gender, religious and intellectual diversity and migration-shaped superdiversity.
- Equality concerns fair treatment, inclusion concerns participation, and variety is an everyday term.
- Not a visible object; variation within a set.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the concept and domains
- relay measures and research
- describe debates
- distinguish related concepts
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Conflating domains
- Partisan framing of diversity policy
- Registry aliases spanning biology and society
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Anti-discrimination and equality laws
- Corporate reporting requirements on diversity in some jurisdictions
- Biodiversity conventions
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a quality.
- biodiversity and species diversity
- genetic, allelic and transcriptional diversity
- cultural, religious and linguistic diversity
- gender and demographic diversity
- intellectual and viewpoint diversity
- superdiversity in migration studies
- workforce diversity and inclusion
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1230584: diversity - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Diversity (politics) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should biodiversity, genetic diversity and workforce diversity be separate primary entries?
- How should scientific and social sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases from unrelated domains; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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