Lu-In Wang

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Discrimination by Default: How Racism Becomes RoutinePaperback, 1 April 2008

Discrimination by Default: How Racism Becomes Routine
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Critical America
Part of Series
Critical America (New York University Paperback)
Print Length
187 pages
Language
English
Publisher
New York University Press
Date Published
1 Apr 2008
ISBN-10
0814794475
ISBN-13
9780814794470

Description

Much as we "select" computer settings by default--reflexively, without thinking, and sometimes without realizing there are other options--we often discriminate by default as well. And just as default computer settings tend to become locked in or entrenched as the standard, discrimination by default creates a situation in which disparate outcomes are expected, accepted, and taken for granted. The killing of Amadou Diallo, racial disparities in medical care, the dominance of Whites and men in certain professions, and even the uneven media attention paid to crimes depending on their victims' race and class, all might be cases of discrimination by, or as, default.
Wang contends that, today, most discrimination occurs by default and not design, making legal prohibitions that focus on those who discriminate out of ill will inadequate to redress the largest share of modern discrimination. She draws on social psychology to detail three ways in which unconscious assumptions can lead to discrimination, showing how they play out in a range of everyday settings. Wang then demonstrates how these dynamics interact in medical care to produce an invisible, self-fulfilling, and self-perpetuating prophecy of racial disparity. She goes on to suggest ways in which institutions and individuals might recognize, interrupt, and override the discriminatory default.

Product Details

Author:
Lu-In Wang
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 April 2008
Dimensions:
22.63 x 15.42 x 1.24 cm
ISBN-10:
0814794475
ISBN-13:
9780814794470
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
187
Weight:
281.23 gm

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