Uncovering Hidden Prejudice: Examining How Bias Influences Our Perception, Thoughts, and Actions

JKR: This book came in new condition, as expected. Jennifer Eberhardt is a very engaging writer, threading her personal experiences in with her research and the research of other people in her field. It is a science-based non-fiction book, but not too dense that someone without a science background couldn't read it. I highly recommend it if you're interested in social justice, law, and police enforcement, how biases are informed and maintained, and the differential experiences people have as an outcome of these biases.

United States on Sep 21, 2023

Amazon Customer: The book was as described.

United States on Jul 01, 2023

Marilyn C: One of the most important and informative books I have read in years. Opened my eyes to bias and how it works. And, how racism and bias differs. Aimed mostly toward how blacks have experienced bias. As a white woman, it explained how even I may have experienced it without even knowing it. Awesome book. Highly recommend.

United States on Mar 09, 2023

info@hsmtraining.com: Very interesting book but I really wish rather than just highlighting the issues ( done well) she had gone into the ways to counter bias in much greater detail. I found that frustrating. ' here is a problem...now go find your solution'

United Kingdom on Jan 10, 2023

AM: As a white person, I learned so much from this book about my own biases. I highly recommend, although I'll say the second half dragged a bit for me, I would have been happy reading only the first half.

United States on Jan 09, 2023

charles williams: This is an interesting book that provides insight into our prejudicial, judgmental, and wrong thinking that is not readily accessible on the surface, but is deep seated from our indoctrination and socialization.

The author gives a plethora of examples that may make the average person more self-aware of the ingrained manipulation of our thought processes when dealing with people of different ethnicities and races. The depth of psychological and sociological research on the issue of implicit bias is eye opening and beneficial to those interested in improving their inter-relational acuity.

United States on Jun 10, 2022

Steven: Didn't feel the book was totally unbiased but the portions related to science/measurables was great

Canada on Mar 13, 2022

Spot Check: This is, understandably, written from an American perspective and some of its content (probably) relates particularly to American culture, but it is an eye-opening account of the scale and endurance of racism and racist assumptions. The author writes from her own experience as an African American, but also cites numerous studies and statistics in drawing the full picture. This picture is fascinating and sometimes, frankly, depressing. While she talks about prejudice in general terms, the main focus is on racism against people of African origin, and in particular, black men. Most troubling is the extent of damaging stereotypes held by black people themselves. My starting assumption was that, while racism still exists and needs to be challenged, it is probably not as bad or as extensive as it once was. Now I am not so sure.
I confess I haven't actually finished reading, and I hope she will provide at least some suggested pathways out of our current racist-stained culture before the end. But I thoroughly recommend this book.

United Kingdom on Aug 02, 2021

P.W.: Being an asian living in France during the covid pandemic, I suddenly find myself surrounded by nervous faces, nasty comments & biases. This book helps me to put a lot of things together. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is struggling to understand racial biases, profiling and even understanding the simple act of someone evading you on the street. I hope, this book will one day get translated to french.

France on Sep 09, 2020

Snigdha: It's a great book and reading it at this juncture made the content so real. It focuses on racial discrimination and interactions of coloured people with the US police force. It is well written and easy to read. The only reason I am giving it a 4 instead of a 5 is that I expected a lot more on content and discussion on unconscious bias.

India on Jun 18, 2020