Biased : the new science of race and inequality

Eberhardt, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Lynn) (author.).

Summary: "We might think that we treat all people equally, but we don't. Every day, unconscious biases affect our visual perception, attention, memory and behaviour in ways that are subtle and very difficult to recognize. Unconscious biases can seem small and insignificant, but they shape every sector of society, leading to enormous disparities, from the classroom to the courtroom to the boardroom. But unconscious bias is not a sin to be cured. It is a universal human condition, and one that can be overcome. In Biased, pioneering social psychologist Professor Jennifer Eberhardt explains how" --

Record details

ISBN: 9781785151484
ISBN: 1785151487
Physical Description: print
340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: London : William Heinemann, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-325) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I: What meets the eye. Seeing each other ; Nurturing bias -- Part II: Where we find ourselves. A bad dude ; Male black ; How free people think ; The scary monster -- Part III: The way out. The comfort of home ; Hard lessons ; Higher learning ; The bottom line.