Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do
, by Steele, Claude M.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780393339727 | 0393339726
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/4/2011
Claude M. Steele, who has been called #xE2;#xAC;Sone of the few great social psychologists,#xE2;#xAC; 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 #xE2;#xAC;Sstereotype threats#xE2;#xAC; and reshaping American identities.