Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
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- Author：Jennifer L. Eberhardt
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Summary
Poignant。。。。important and illuminating。--The New York Times Book Review
Groundbreaking。--Bryan Stevenson， New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy
From one of the world's leading experts on unconscious racial bias come stories， science， and strategies to address one of the central controversies of our time
How do we talk about bias？ How do we address racial disparities and inequities？ What role do our institutions play in creating， maintaining， and magnifying those inequities？ What role do we play？ With a perspective that is at once scientific， investigative， and informed by personal experience， Dr。 Jennifer Eberhardt offers us the language and courage we need to face one of the biggest and most troubling issues of our time。 She exposes racial bias at all levels of society--in our neighborhoods， schools， workplaces， and criminal justice system。 Yet she also offers us tools to address it。 Eberhardt shows us how we can be vulnerable to bias but not doomed to live under its grip。 Racial bias is a problem that we all have a role to play in solving。
Groundbreaking。--Bryan Stevenson， New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy
From one of the world's leading experts on unconscious racial bias come stories， science， and strategies to address one of the central controversies of our time
How do we talk about bias？ How do we address racial disparities and inequities？ What role do our institutions play in creating， maintaining， and magnifying those inequities？ What role do we play？ With a perspective that is at once scientific， investigative， and informed by personal experience， Dr。 Jennifer Eberhardt offers us the language and courage we need to face one of the biggest and most troubling issues of our time。 She exposes racial bias at all levels of society--in our neighborhoods， schools， workplaces， and criminal justice system。 Yet she also offers us tools to address it。 Eberhardt shows us how we can be vulnerable to bias but not doomed to live under its grip。 Racial bias is a problem that we all have a role to play in solving。
Reviews
Suzanne Gibbs
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Important that more studies and more books such as this one are written。 When the author quotes studies of 100 participants I cringe， that's not enough data！ Then I remember what is being studied and how our institutions work—based on the funding。 Bravo for her work and the work of her colleagues that are sited in this book。 She shifted my thinking， and that's a very good thing！ We have a long long way to go to honor the visibility and voices of all people。 Important that more studies and more books such as this one are written。 When the author quotes studies of 100 participants I cringe， that's not enough data！ Then I remember what is being studied and how our institutions work—based on the funding。 Bravo for her work and the work of her colleagues that are sited in this book。 She shifted my thinking， and that's a very good thing！ We have a long long way to go to honor the visibility and voices of all people。 。。。more
Allyson
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Dr。 Eberhardt lays out the complexity behind bias and how we cannot become complicit in addressing this set of behaviors。 It’s a complicated puzzle but her optimism has kept me motivated to continue examining my own biases and help others understand the pieces so they， too， can work to “solve” it。
John Carradini
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A well written， well thought-out， well-referenced overview into Implicit Bias。 While many books tangentially refer to implicit bias， where Dr。 Eberhardt flourishes is where she shows the data that supports everything she writes about。
Lisa
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Some interesting perspective and experiences。 A lot of good discussion about implicit bias。The tempo of the audiobook was a bit frustrating， even though it was read by the author。
Victoria
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3。5 Stars
Sam S
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An excellent piece of narrative nonfiction with enough personal examples， testimonials and scientific study findings to get the message across。
Ren （A Bookish Balance）
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4。5/5 stars
Julia
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3。5 stars。 This was a good compilation of implicit biases。
Rachel Swisher Ray
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Timely， relevant， and well-researched。 Illustrated with heartbreaking and vivid personal accounts。 No easy answers here - no easy-to-apply checklists to find and eliminate harmful biases from your life。 But that's kind of the point: we can only do better once we know better， as Maya Angelou says， and books like this can go a long way to opening our eyes to the biases all around us。 Timely， relevant， and well-researched。 Illustrated with heartbreaking and vivid personal accounts。 No easy answers here - no easy-to-apply checklists to find and eliminate harmful biases from your life。 But that's kind of the point: we can only do better once we know better， as Maya Angelou says， and books like this can go a long way to opening our eyes to the biases all around us。 。。。more
Pierre
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I was driven to this book out of curiosity to confront and challenge my own biases。 Needless to say that for a white man， living a life of privileges， it made for quite a hard read - though a highly informative one。 The author delivers a quite extensive overview of the too many layers of the American society infused by racial bias and the inequalities it fuels， providing along the way examples of how split-second subconscious decisions can amount to a culture of division。 Despite most of her foc I was driven to this book out of curiosity to confront and challenge my own biases。 Needless to say that for a white man， living a life of privileges， it made for quite a hard read - though a highly informative one。 The author delivers a quite extensive overview of the too many layers of the American society infused by racial bias and the inequalities it fuels， providing along the way examples of how split-second subconscious decisions can amount to a culture of division。 Despite most of her focus being on how African American people are treated in the US， it feels easy to imagine how other minorities in other countries might face similar challenges。I liked the flow of the book， the balance between personal stories， anecdotes and the insights / data from scientific studies contribute to making the topic more relatable - though at times emotionally demanding。 Rarely in my life have I felt as much empathy for black people， or realized the magnitude of the hurdles they might encounter on an everyday basis。Often while reading， I would surprise myself candidly thinking that there will be at some point a neat summary of strategies and techniques to make systemic racism go away， as if there was an antidote sitting someplace secret just waiting to be discovered。 Unfortunately， there is no such thing， but Jennifer Eberhardt's work provides at least some important tools for raising awareness， thinking， and talking about the very loaded issue of discrimination。 As one could imagine， tackling bigotry is a collective everyday endeavour that requires intentional efforts and constructive discussions， for which this book lay valuable groundwork。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Carmenn Sandiego
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Very good。 Plenty of science described （though she does best w details there when it’s about her own research） & plenty of personalized experiences from her & others。 Shows that bias isn’t “okay” as in acceptable but just that it’s unfortunately more or less natural & of course pervasive， so we have to overcome it， like many harmful instincts。 Offers some solid suggestions & results on said overcoming but not enough for my preference （partly bc we don’t have enough proof how best to so do yet！）。
YN Lee
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Picked up this book as part of my Social Psychology paper required reading。 Being Asian in New Zealand has opened my eyes to how I would not be able to escape racism anywhere I go。 This books highlights the reasons behind implicit bias and how we all can manage that。
Dorlene
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Heart-warming personal stories and in-depth research pulled me into this book。
Lex
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Fascinating and eye opening。 A great balance of research and stats with real life stories。 The chapters were long and some tended to drag a bit， but overall a worthwhile and recommended read。
Rob Schmoldt
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Generally well done and a good contribution on the subject。 Pairs well with Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers and Wilkerson’s Caste。 The end of chapter reflection questions are excellent。
Celeste Puccio
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The author has researched implicit bias against mostly blacks。 How the research was conducted is not explained。 Much of this could have been summed up。 I would like to have learned more about bias across the board and how we can change it。
Sara Nelson
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I thought that this book was going to be more about the science of bias in all areas of life and how it affects everyone。 Jennifer opted to focus mainly on the Black-American community and highlighted how American history and culture has created the biases that are seen today against the Black-American community。 The book did hold statistics and data， but there were many anecdotal pieces and Jennifer's personal opinion was scattered throughout。 I think that this book is a call to action for anti I thought that this book was going to be more about the science of bias in all areas of life and how it affects everyone。 Jennifer opted to focus mainly on the Black-American community and highlighted how American history and culture has created the biases that are seen today against the Black-American community。 The book did hold statistics and data， but there were many anecdotal pieces and Jennifer's personal opinion was scattered throughout。 I think that this book is a call to action for anti-racism and social justice。 。。。more
Tucker
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Discussed on Booxify。 Discussed on Booxify。 。。。more
Michael MacDonald
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Mandatory reading for DEI professionals and HR prosDr。 Eberhardt accomplished an important and impressive feat with this book。 She shares vital lived experiences alongside academically validated research findings to demonstrate how we as humans get caught in a trap of biased thinking。 I was hoping for a bit more about the underlying mechanisms of the biases but instead， I was informed about the persistence of biased thinking and the contexts for their appearance。 It’s an important part of the le Mandatory reading for DEI professionals and HR prosDr。 Eberhardt accomplished an important and impressive feat with this book。 She shares vital lived experiences alongside academically validated research findings to demonstrate how we as humans get caught in a trap of biased thinking。 I was hoping for a bit more about the underlying mechanisms of the biases but instead， I was informed about the persistence of biased thinking and the contexts for their appearance。 It’s an important part of the learning journey but more is needed。 。。。more
Ashley Poreda
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Incredibly， thoroughly researched。 I've learned so much from this。 Highly recommend！insta: bookduorecs Incredibly， thoroughly researched。 I've learned so much from this。 Highly recommend！insta: bookduorecs 。。。more
Serena Singh
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this is a phenomenal book。 Dr。 Eberhardt fluidly intersects social science with her personal experience and stories from people she has met along her journey both in life and in academia specifically。 while I expected more of the scientific side of why bias exists and how to combat it， I still appreciated this anecdotal approach， and it was well done in a way that still taught me more about implicit bias。
Salliewt
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Not what I was expecting。 A lot of examples of bias， but I was thinking it would go into the scientific reasons of how and why biases form and what to do to be less biased。 Ok， felt repetitive in spots， and interesting enough， but if you pay attention to reputable news sources， nothing new either。
Kat
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This is a truly impressive book。 The combination of multiple， factual， evidential studies as well as the author's personal experiences demonstrate her points in a profoundly impactful way。 There's so much to be learned here and all of the information is laid out in a highly compelling， page turning manner。 Everyone can learn something from this book， no matter what nationality， ethnic group， religion or political viewpoint。 I cannot praise this book highly enough。 This is a truly impressive book。 The combination of multiple， factual， evidential studies as well as the author's personal experiences demonstrate her points in a profoundly impactful way。 There's so much to be learned here and all of the information is laid out in a highly compelling， page turning manner。 Everyone can learn something from this book， no matter what nationality， ethnic group， religion or political viewpoint。 I cannot praise this book highly enough。 。。。more
Kaleigh
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A very interesting and relevant topic！ However， it was too heavily reliant on academic studies and used a lot of academic jargon。 I'm a university student in psychology and criminology and even I found it hard to read at times。 It's always good to back up your claims with evidence and studies， but it's not always necessary to go into detail about each study that is mentioned or referenced。 I did enjoy the book， but it's not very accessible to someone not in academia。 A very interesting and relevant topic！ However， it was too heavily reliant on academic studies and used a lot of academic jargon。 I'm a university student in psychology and criminology and even I found it hard to read at times。 It's always good to back up your claims with evidence and studies， but it's not always necessary to go into detail about each study that is mentioned or referenced。 I did enjoy the book， but it's not very accessible to someone not in academia。 。。。more
Grace
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3。7*
Hana
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4。5
Fernando D
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Sparse on Unique ContentI appreciated the author’s personal narratives of a traffic son and conversations with her son。 I was surprised that so much of the short book （roughly 1/4） was given to the Charlottesville riot。 The social science studies on implicit bias represented are depicted more completely in works such as “Caste” and “The New Jim Crow”
Emma Kizer
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4-4。5/5 starsI am so glad that I picked up this book。 I will start by saying that it was incredibly well written。 She incorporated stories and scientific research beautifully， and because of the mixture， I never really got bored。 Overall the topic is definitely something I want to be more educated on， and I’m so glad that Jennifer Eberhardt wrote this book in such a straightforward and understandable way。 I would recommend this book to everyone because the subject is one we all need to work on。
Sam （she_who_reads_）
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