The science of racism : everything you need to know but probably don't - yet / keon west.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

West, Keon, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism.

Race discrimination.

Race.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 336 pages.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Abrams Press, [2025]

Contents:

Part I. How do we know if racism is real? 1. Do we have a problem? Disagreements about contemporary racism

2. Show me what you got: The scientific consensus on racism

3. Everything, everywhere, all at once: The pervasive ubiquity of racism

4. Power: Understanding systemic racism.

Part II. On conscious and unconscious bias. 5. They know not what they do: The unconscious bias narrative

6. Deception: Doing racist things and lying about it

7. The games people play: How to be racist while believing you're not.

Part III. The complexities of racism. 8. The other side of the game: Reverse racism

9. Different strokes by different folks: Racism against various ethnic groups.

Part IV. Dealing with racism, scientifically. 10. The more you ignore me, the closer I get: The colour-blind approach

11. Mas que nada? Are diversity initiatives really helping?

12. Do it good: How to effectively reduce racism

13. A change is gonna come: Remembering systemic racism.

Afterword: Spaceland: Other dimensions of bias.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798887073132 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

90101070108

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.