When people do allyship : a typology of allyship action
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Psychology, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: De Souza, Lucille (Lucy)
issued: 2025-01-31T08:00:00Z
issued: 2023
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Despite increased popular and academic interest, allyship is a conceptually ambiguous phenomenon. This dissertation reflects my arc of discovery in addressing the question “What is allyship?” In Chapters 1 and 2, I introduce my theoretical model, the Typology of Allyship Action, which characterizes allyship actions as reactive (addressing bias when it occurs) and/or proactive (fostering positive outcomes such as inclusion and capacity), both of which can vary in scope (intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional). In Chapter 3, I develop and validate scenario-based stimuli that exemplify action forms distinguished in the typology. In subsequent quantitative studies, I use these stimuli to demonstrate meaningful differences in reactive and proactive actions’ effectiveness (evaluations of personal inclusion and workplace culture). As past work largely focuses on the benefits of confrontation, these studies newly demonstrate the unique advantages of proactive action (e.g., increasing disadvantaged group members’ social fit and workplace commitment). Acknowledging the limitations of quantitative paradigms, in Chapter 4, I explored lived experiences of allyship through qualitative methods. I describe findings from a focus group study of professional women who shared their perspectives on and experiences with allyship in STEM. In this work, I used reflexive thematic analysis to inductively understand women’s definitions of allyship, distinctions between actions, and their outcomes. Women’s perspectives both complemented (e.g., viewing allyship as an ongoing pattern of multiple behaviors) and complicated (e.g., focusing on advantaged status rather than group identity) the Typology of Allyship Action. Providing theoretical and empirical insight through both quantitative and qualitative methods, this dissertation offers conceptual clarity on what allyship is and suggestions for future research on the phenomenon.
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note: WHEN PEOPLE DO ALLYSHIP: A TYPOLOGY OF ALLYSHIP ACTION by LUCILLE (LUCY) DE SOUZA B.A., Wesleyan University, 2016 M.A., Wesleyan University, 2017 M.A., The University of British Columbia, 2019 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) December 2023 © Lucille (Lucy) De Souza, 2023 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: When people do allyship: A typology of allyship action submitted by Lucille (Lucy) De Souza in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Examining Committee: Dr. Toni Schmader, Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia Supervisor Dr. Jennifer Berdahl, Professor, Sociology, University of British Columbia Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Stephen Wright, Professor, Psychology, Simon Fraser University Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Ara Norenzayan, Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia __ University Examiner Dr. Joey Hoegg, Professor, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia University Examiner Additional Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. Nancy Sin, Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Despite increased popular and academic interest, allyship is a conceptually ambiguous phenomenon. This dissertation reflects my arc of discovery in addressing the question “What is allyship?” In Chapters 1 and 2, I introduce my theoretical model, the Typology of Allyship Action, which characterizes allyship actions as reactive (addressing bias when it occurs) and/or proactive (fostering positive outcomes such as inclusion and capacity), both of which can vary in scope (intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional). In …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0438272
language: eng
degree discipline: Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Schmader, Toni, 1972-
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/86952