Stereotyping and prejudice /

In creating this volume, Stangor (Univ. of Maryland) and Crandall (Univ. of Kansas) gathered an impressive team of renowned scholars, providing a variety of theoretical perspectives that represent social psychological approaches to stereotyping and prejudice. The theoretical perspectives range from neuroscience to the role of evolution and the social grounding of stereotyping and prejudice. The majority of the essays focus on basic research--for example, the role of the brain mechanisms that contribute to and regulate group-related biases; types of threats leading to prejudice; the roles of social structure and social norms; and the role of language and communication. Several other essays discuss the implications of stereotyping and prejudice in everyday experience, such as academic performance (stereotype threat), small-group processes, and diversity. The volume is an indispensable resource for social psychologists and academic readers interested in stereotyping and prejudice. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. I. I. Katzarska-Miller Transylvania University