tokenism: betekenis en definities

The policy of making only a perfunctory effort or symbolic gesture toward the accomplishment of a goal, such as racial integration.

The practice of hiring or appointing a token number of people from underrepresented groups in order to deflect criticism or comply with affirmative action rules:"Tokenism does not change stereotypes of social systems but works to preserve them, since it dulls the revolutionary impulse"(Mary Daly).