Civic Awareness Series: The "Other": How dehumanization, the confirmation bias, and the vividness effect perpetuate racism

Civic Awareness Series: The "Other": How dehumanization, the confirmation bias, and the vividness effect perpetuate racism

Civic Awareness - Zoom version

Location

Zoom
Illinois US
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 7:00pm to Friday, August 21, 2020 - 6:45pm

The League of Women Voters of Wheaton and The Robert McComick House at Cantigny Park invite you to a virtual presentation by Professor Jon Mueller in helping to understand how our behavior affects others and what we can do to be aware and affect change. 

Jon Mueller is a Professor of Psychology at North Central College in Naperville, IL. As a social psychologist he has taught courses in stereotyping and prejudice. Additionally, he created and maintains a large, annotated collection of Resources for the Teaching of Social Psychology at his website at http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow.

This event will be a virtual event due to Covid-19 and social distancing guidelines. Two days before the event, you will be sent a zoom link to join the meeting that will allow you access to the presentation. Please feel free to submit any questions you have to blaimins [at] gmail.com before the event. During the presentation, please use the chat box located on the bottom of the Zoom screen.