0 actions that are the result of pretending to give advantage to those groups in society who are often treated unfairly, in order to give the appearance of fairness
1 the fact of doing something only to show that you are following rules or doing what is expected or seen to be fair, and not because you really believe it is the right thing to do:
If one ignores the problems of patronisation, selection and tokenism, their case for the co-operative involvement of subjects in research into them is strong.
The ills of cursoriness and tokenism are difficult to avoid in a couple of pages.
To respond to unmet needs, the official strategy is to settle for tokenism.
This has produced tokenism and a refusal to engage with the structures that might shape an enlightened understanding of race.
Similarly, the considerable variety of songs included would be problematic, and lead to accusations of tokenism, if followed in other places.
She is the only woman minister, so is it tokenism?
Another example of tokenism related to some agencies accepting engagement with a small proportion of a community as achieving the community involvement aim.
Cook (2002: 516) describes consultation as:'a crucial, yet deeply problematic issue' dogged with criticisms of tokenism and unrepresentativeness.
