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Does Sociology Hold the Secret To Diversity Hiring?

How can sociology — the study of social interactions, relationships, and patterns –be the key to helping you create a more diverse organization? Look to what sociologist Michael C. Dawson labeled as “black utility heuristic” (what happens to one person of a race affects the whole race). African Americans, he suggests, are united because of “linked fates.”