Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect

Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us (Issues of Our Time)

Acclaimed social psychologist Claude Steele offers an insiderâ€™s look at his groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity.
Through dramatic personal stories, Claude Steele shares the experiments and studies that show, again and again, that exposing subjects to stereotypesâ€•merely reminding a group of female math majors about to take a math test, for example, that women are considered naturally inferior to men at mathâ€•impairs their performance in the area affected by the stereotype. Steeleâ€™s conclusions shed new light on a host of American social phenomena, from the racial and gender gaps in standardized test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men. Steele explicates the dilemmas that arise in every Americanâ€™s life around issues of identity, from the white student whose grades drop steadily in his African American Studies class to the female engineering students deciding whether or not to attend predominantly male professional conferences. Whistling Vivaldi offers insight into how we form our senses of identity and ultimately lays out a plan for mitigating the negative effects of â€œstereotype threatâ€ and reshaping American identities.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber B01K8ZZGKA
ReleaseDate 2010-04-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393062496

Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	B01K8ZZGKA
ReleaseDate	2010-04-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780393062496

Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us (Issues of Our Time)

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