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Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (2019)
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
How do we talk about bias? How do we address racial disparities and inequities? What role do our institutions play in creating, maintaining, and magnifying those inequities? What role do we play?
With a perspective that is at once scientific, investigative, and informed by personal experience, Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt offers a reasoned look into the effects of implicit racial bias, ranging from the subtle to the dramatic. In Biased, Eberhardt reveals how even when we are not aware of bias and genuinely wish to treat all people equally, ingrained stereotypes infect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. Eberhardt reminds us that racial bias is a human problem--one all people can play a role in solving.
About the Author: Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt is a professor of psychology at Stanford and a recipient of a 2014 MacArthur "genius" grant. She has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was named one of Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinkers. She is co-founder and co-director of SPARQ (Social Psychological Answers to Real-World Questions), a Stanford Center that brings together researchers and practitioners to address significant social problems.
"Explores the reasons for bias of all kinds — racial, religious, gender and more — and lays out research-based strategies that can short-circuit our initial prejudices."—New York Post
" Readers who enjoy stories explained by science and science explained by stories will appreciate Eberhardt’s adoption of this popular narrative voice. Eberhardt’s storytelling is particularly compelling when she connects the science to her lived experience as an African-American woman and mother of three African-American sons." - - Forbes
Library Availability: Multiple ebooks, books and audiobooks available at Hennepin County and Anoka County Libraries.
