Benign bigotry : the psychology of subtle prejudice /
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| Author / Creator: | Anderson, Kristin J., 1968- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 354 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11824591 |
| Summary: | While overt prejudice is now much less prevalent than in decades past, subtle prejudice prejudice that is inconspicuous, indirect, and often unconscious continues to pervade our society. Laws do not protect against subtle prejudice and, because of its covert nature, it is difficult to observe and frequently goes undetected by both perpetrator and victim. Benign Bigotry uses a fresh, original format to examine subtle prejudice by addressing six commonly held cultural myths based on assumptions that appear harmless but actually foster discrimination: those people all look alike; they must be guilty of something; feminists are man-haters; gays flaunt their sexuality; I m not a racist, I m color-blind and affirmative action is reverse racism . Kristin J. Anderson skillfully relates each of these myths to real world events, emphasizes how errors in individual thinking can affect society at large, and suggests strategies for reducing prejudice in daily life. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 354 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511691478 0511691475 9780521878357 0521878357 9780521702591 0521702593 1107210895 9781107210899 0511849753 9780511849756 1282653377 9781282653375 9786612653377 661265337X 0511802560 9780511802560 0511689993 9780511689994 0511692595 9780511692598 0511690738 9780511690730 |