Stereotype threat
Stereotype threat theory, process, and application / [electronic resource] :
edited by Michael Inzlicht, Toni Schmader.
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xv, 320 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do various racial, ethnic, religious, and gender groups differ in academic and job performance? Standard explanations for these disparities typically invoke either biological or socialization perspectives. The research summarized in this book, however, suggests that subtle reminders of cultural stereotypes play a critical yet underappreciated role in interfering with intellectual performance and in creating an illusion of group differences in ability.
9780199918508 (ebook) : No price
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Group identity.
Discrimination.
HM1096 / .S7398 2011
303.385
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do various racial, ethnic, religious, and gender groups differ in academic and job performance? Standard explanations for these disparities typically invoke either biological or socialization perspectives. The research summarized in this book, however, suggests that subtle reminders of cultural stereotypes play a critical yet underappreciated role in interfering with intellectual performance and in creating an illusion of group differences in ability.
9780199918508 (ebook) : No price
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Group identity.
Discrimination.
HM1096 / .S7398 2011
303.385