So That's Why No One Trusts Me

http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=090507A

It turns out, diversity might not be beneficial after all. Ouch. A respected sociologist/scholar/writer, Robert Putnman researched a book trying to promote the benefits of diversity, but found the exact opposite. Diversity in the workplace and community corrodes.

"This translates into nine particularly troubling behaviours, including reduced confidence in government and in one's ability to influence politics, reduced voter registration and interest in social change, lowered expectations about the willingness of others to work together cooperatively, less charitable giving and volunteering, fewer close friends, a reduced quality of life and more time spent watching television. Indeed, one could hardly come up with a list of behaviours more likely to undermine democratic society."

Doh!