Whistling Vivaldi : how stereotypes affect us and what we can do / Claude M. Steele.
"The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider’s look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Claude M. Steele, who has been called “one of the few great social psychologists,” offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbre...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2010]
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| Series: | Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company).
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| Summary: | "The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider’s look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Claude M. Steele, who has been called “one of the few great social psychologists,” offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbreaking conclusions on stereotypes and identity. He sheds new light on American social phenomena from racial and gender gaps in test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men, and lays out a plan for mitigating these “stereotype threats” and reshaping American identities."--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 242 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393339727 0393339726 039306249X 9780393062496 |