Discrimination by Default
Author | : Lu-in Wang |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2008-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780814794470 |
ISBN-13 | : 0814794475 |
Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Discrimination by Default by : Lu-in Wang
Download or read book Discrimination by Default written by Lu-in Wang and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on social psychology to detail three ways in which unconscious assumptions can lead to discrimination, this book demonstrates how these dynamics interact in medical care to produce an invisible, self-fulfilling, and self-perpetuating prophecy of racial disparity.