Science of Racism Everything you need to know but probably don't - yet
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Professor Keon West is a social psychologist at the University of London. He earned his doctorate from Oxford University in 2010 as a Rhodes Scholar and has since published more than seventy quantitative papers on prejudice and discrimination in many of the best peer-reviewed social-psychology journals, including Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and Perspectives on Psychological Science. Professor West has written for national and international newspapers and been the host of numerous radio and television shows on the topics of prejudice and discrimination. He is a citizen of three countries and has, over his life, been a resident of four. He is a husband, a father of two boys, a hobby photographer and a huge fan of Star Trek. He has always been Black. He is the co-author of the audiobook Skewed. The Science of Racism is his second book.Science of Racism Everything you need to know but probably don't - yet
It is quite a feat to pull off a densely informative book about a horrible subject that also manages to be charismatic and funny . . . <b>highly readable</b>
The Guardian
Persuasive and precise . . . <b><i>The Science of Racism</i> is a book that shouldn't have to exist, but I am glad it does</b> . . . The fight is real, and this book is a weapon
- Adam Rutherford, The Spectator
If you have never encountered any of the arguments around racism enacted by both individuals and systems, this book is, sadly, <b>an urgent place to start</b>
Financial Times
<b>Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving </b>. . . and, sadly, utterly necessary for this time in history
- Sathnam Sanghera, author of <i>Empireland<i>,
<b>This isn’t like any other book you’ve read about racism</b>. It is feverishly devoted to data, painting an unarguable picture of the extent and scope of racism in our society.<b> Read this book </b>and you’ll win every debate you’ll ever have with anyone who doubts the existence of racism
- Natasha Devon,
<b>Breezy and user-friendly</b>, with funny asides and engaging questions for the reader . . . <b>eye-opening</b>
Science
There are several passages in <i>The Science of Racism</i> that almost short-circuit the brain . . . <b>An essential read</b>
The Independent
<b>Cuts through debate </b>and rhetoric to deliver the clear and rigorous science of racism
The i
<b>Incisive</b>
Therapy Today
Polls show that half of us think racism doesn’t exist . . .
'Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving . . . and, sadly, utterly necessary' - Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of Empireland
In the ground-breaking The Science of Racism Professor Keon West cuts through the divisive anecdotes and rhetoric with decades’ worth of clear, factual, rigorous science – the data that reveals truths about racism that are shocking and tragic, but also (somehow) funny and entertaining.
He explains how we know, for example, that Black people are up to 50 per cent less likely to be called in to interview than identically qualified White people. He shows how we know the financial cost of selling items online while Black. He reveals the effects of racism on our friendships, relationships, healthcare and justice system. And he exposes the continued prevalence of racism, and the inadequacy of our many attempts to address it.
Whatever you’ve read before, this book will ensure that you never see racism in the same way again.
It is quite a feat to pull off a densely informative book about a horrible subject that also manages to be charismatic and funny . . . <b>highly readable</b>
The Guardian
Persuasive and precise . . . <b><i>The Science of Racism</i> is a book that shouldn't have to exist, but I am glad it does</b> . . . The fight is real, and this book is a weapon
- Adam Rutherford, The Spectator
If you have never encountered any of the arguments around racism enacted by both individuals and systems, this book is, sadly, <b>an urgent place to start</b>
Financial Times
<b>Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving </b>. . . and, sadly, utterly necessary for this time in history
- Sathnam Sanghera, author of <i>Empireland<i>,
<b>This isn’t like any other book you’ve read about racism</b>. It is feverishly devoted to data, painting an unarguable picture of the extent and scope of racism in our society.<b> Read this book </b>and you’ll win every debate you’ll ever have with anyone who doubts the existence of racism
- Natasha Devon,
<b>Breezy and user-friendly</b>, with funny asides and engaging questions for the reader . . . <b>eye-opening</b>
Science
There are several passages in <i>The Science of Racism</i> that almost short-circuit the brain . . . <b>An essential read</b>
The Independent
<b>Cuts through debate </b>and rhetoric to deliver the clear and rigorous science of racism
The i
<b>Incisive</b>
Therapy Today
Polls show that half of us think racism doesn’t exist . . .
'Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving . . . and, sadly, utterly necessary' - Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of Empireland
In the ground-breaking The Science of Racism Professor Keon West cuts through the divisive anecdotes and rhetoric with decades’ worth of clear, factual, rigorous science – the data that reveals truths about racism that are shocking and tragic, but also (somehow) funny and entertaining.
He explains how we know, for example, that Black people are up to 50 per cent less likely to be called in to interview than identically qualified White people. He shows how we know the financial cost of selling items online while Black. He reveals the effects of racism on our friendships, relationships, healthcare and justice system. And he exposes the continued prevalence of racism, and the inadequacy of our many attempts to address it.
Whatever you’ve read before, this book will ensure that you never see racism in the same way again.