Binding: Paperback
Description: Few people today would admit to being a racist or to making assumptions about individuals based on their skin colour or on their gender or social class. In this book leading psychologist Geoffrey Beattie asks if prejudice more subtle than before is still a major part of our everyday lives. Beattie suggests that implicit biases based around race are not just found in small sections of our society but that they also exist in the psyches of even the most liberal educated and fair - minded of us. More importantly the book outlines how these hidden attitudes and prejudices can be revealed and measured and how they in turn predict behaviours in a number of important social situations. Our Racist Heart? takes a fresh look at our racial attitudes using new technology and experimental approaches to show how unconscious biases influence our everyday actions and thinking. These groundbreaking results are brought to life using the author's own experiences of class and religious prejudice in Northern Ireland and are also discussed in relation to the history of race racism and social psychological theory.
Title: Our Racist Heart? An Exploration Of Unconscious Prejudice In Everyday Life
Author(s): Beattie Geoffrey
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415612999
Pages: 320 Pages, 31 Tables, Black And White; 60 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 11/28/2012
Category: Personnel & Human Resources Management