Stereotypes: The Incidence and Impacts of Bias

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Provides an invaluable primer on how culturally accepted stereotypes are impacting people throughout the United States. Stereotypesboth intentional and unconsciousand the harms they cause are increasingly featuring in the news. Here a team of top researchers examines current and emerging research on how stereotypes begin, grow, and harm the members of societyand what can be done to stop them. The authors explain what actions lead to the development and manifestation of stereotypes against groups ranging from racial, ethnic, sexual, and religious minorities to men, women, immigrants, the disabled, and more. They detail the newest studies to help us understand the psychological and social processes that spur and sustain stereotypes, how those affect behavior and decision-making, and how the targeted groups are affected by micro-aggressions and nonverbal behaviors. This volume will interest students of psychology, counseling, social work, law enforcement and legal studies, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ studies, gender studies, public policy, and politics.

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Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals. * Choice *

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Joel T. Nadler holds a PhD in applied psychology and is a tenured professor and director of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Industrial/Organizational Psychology masters program. Elora C. Voyles holds a PhD in industrial organizational psychology and social psychology. She is assistant professor of psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.