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Whistling Vivaldi: and other clues to how stereotypes affect us
In this work, the author, a social psychologist, addresses one of the most perplexing social issues of our time: the trend of minority underperformance in higher education. With strong evidence showing that the problem involves more than weaker skills, he explores other explanations. Here he presents an insider's look at his research and details his groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and id…
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780393062496
- Collation
- xii, 242 p. ; 22 cm.
- Series Title
- Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company)
- Call Number
- [KOM-LIB-210]
Stereotypes as explanations: the formation of meaningful beliefs about social…
Stereotyping is one of the most important issues in social psychology, but relatively little is known about how and why stereotypes form. This book explores the process of stereotype formation; the way people develop impressions and view social groups. Conventional approaches to stereotyping assume that stereotypes are based on erroneous and distorted processes, but the authors of this unique s…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0521804825
- Collation
- x, 231 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- [KOM-LIB-209]
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