Blindspot : hidden biases of good people

Author

Mahzarin R Banaji

Call Number

• 155.92 B212 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Delacorte Press, c2013.

Physical Description

xv, 254 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Summary

In this accessible and groundbreaking look at the science of prejudice, Banaji and Greenwald show that prejudice and unconscious biases toward others are a fundamental part of the human psyche.

Contents

• Mindbugs
• Shades of truth
• Into the blindspot
• "Not that there's anything wrong with that!"
• Homo categoricus
• The stealth of stereotypes
• Us and them
• Outsmarting the machine
• Are Americans racist?
• Race, disadvantage, and discrimination.