Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us

摘要: Acclaimed social psychologist Claude M. Steele offers an insider's look at his groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Through dramatic personal stories, he shares the experiments studies that show, again again, exposing subjects to - merely reminding a group of female maths students about take test, for example, women are considered naturally inferior men impairs their performance in area affected by stereotype. Steele's conclusions shed new light host phenomena, from racial gender gaps standardized test scores belief superior athletic prowess black men. "Whistling Vivaldi" insights into how we form our senses identity lays out plan mitigating negative effects 'stereotype threat' reshaping identities.