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Stereotype Threat - Theory, Process, and Application (Hardcover)
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Stereotype Threat - Theory, Process, and Application (Hardcover)
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The 21st century has brought with it unparalleled levels of
diversity in the classroom and the workforce. It is now common to
see in elementary school, high school, and university classrooms,
not to mention boardrooms and factory floors, a mixture of
ethnicities, races, genders, and religious affiliations. But these
changes in academic and economic opportunities have not directly
translated into an elimination of group disparities in academic
performance, career opportunities, and levels of advancement.
Standard explanations for these disparities, which are vehemently
debated in the scientific community and popular press, range from
the view that women and minorities are genetically endowed with
inferior abilities to the view that members of these demographic
groups are products of environments that frustrate the development
of the skills needed for success. Although these explanations
differ along a continuum of nature vs. nurture, they share in
common a presumption that a large chunk of our population lacks the
potential to achieve academic and career success.
In contrast to intractable factors like biology or upbringing, the
research summarized in this book suggests that factors in one's
immediate situation play a critical yet underappreciated role in
temporarily suppressing the intellectual performance of women and
minorities, creating an illusion of group differences in ability.
Research conducted over the course of the last fifteen years
suggests the mere existence of cultural stereotypes that assert the
intellectual inferiority of these groups creates a threatening
intellectual environment for stigmatized individuals - a climate
where anything they say or do is interpreted through the lens of
low expectations. This stereotype threat can ultimately interfere
with intellectual functioning and academic engagement, setting the
stage for later differences in educational attainment, career
choice, and job advancement.
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