Whistling Vivaldi :

Steele, Claude

Whistling Vivaldi : and other clues to how stereotypes affect us / Claude M. Steele. - First edition. - xii, 242 pages ; 22 cm. - Issues of our time . - Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-230) and index.

An introduction : at the root of identity -- A mysterious link between identity and intellectual performance -- Stereotype threat comes to light, and in more than one group -- A broader view of identity : in the lives of Anatole Broyard, Amin Maalouf, and the rest of us -- The many experiences of stereotype threat -- Identity threat and the efforting life -- The mind on stereotype threat : racing and overloaded -- The strength of stereotype threat : the role of cues -- Reducing identity and stereotype threat : a new hope -- The distance between us : the role of identity threat -- Conclusion : identity as a bridge between us.

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2009052079

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015473343 Uk


Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Group identity
Discrimination

HM1096 / .S736 2010

303.3/85