Keon West

Gebundenes Buch

The Science of Racism

Everything You Need to Know But Probably Don't--Yet

Beschreibung

"Studies and surveys show, time and again, that about 50 percent of people believe that racism is no longer an issue today. The other half would disagree--vehemently. And much of the writing on the subject of race and racism is equally divisive, in large part because so much of it is based on opinion and personal experience. It's not grounded in empiricism. It's not science. ... Social psychologist Keon West corrects that idea, moving this urgent conversation beyond anecdote and polemic in search of conclusive answers and solutions. Starting with a ... look at experiments around race in hiring, Dr. West ... walks readers through our comprehensive understanding of this controversial topic. He looks at how racism impacts every stage and all facets of life, from birth to death, in education, work and business"--

Autor

Professor Keon West is a social psychologist at University College London. He earned his doctorate from Oxford University in 2010 as a Rhodes Scholar, and has since published over seventy quantitative papers on prejudice and discrimination in many of the best peer-reviewed social-psychology journals, including Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Perspectives on Psychological Science. Professor West has written for national and international newspapers and been the host of numerous radio and television shows on the topics of prejudice and discrimination. He is a citizen of three countries and has, over his life, been a resident of four. He is a husband, a father of two boys, a hobby photographer, and a huge fan of Star Trek. He has always been Black.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harry N. Abrams
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 147mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9781419774379
• ISBN-10: 1419774379
• Artikelnr.: 69976787

Rezensionen

It is quite a feat to pull off a densely informative book about a horrible subject that also manages to be charismatic and funny . . . highly readable The Guardian