Being asked to provide demographic information in official forms such as job applications—but finding one’s own identity group missing from demographic options provided—can signal a low likelihood of belonging in a given setting and trigger anger, according to new Cornell research.
Missing identity options on forms can prompt anger, reduce belonging
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