Whistling Vivaldi: how stereotypes affect us and what we can do

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: At the root of identity
Chapter 2: A mysterious link between identity and intellectual performance
Chapter 3: Stereotype threat comes to light, and in more than one group
Chapter 4: A broader view of identity: in the lives of Anatole Broyard, Amin Maalouf, and the rest of us
Chapter 5:The many experiences of stereotype threat
Chapter 6: Identity threat and the efforting life
Chapter 7: The mind on stereotype threat: racing and overloaded
Chapter 8: The strength of stereotype threat : the role of cues
Chapter 9: Reducing identity and stereotype threat: a new hope
Chapter 10: The distance between us: the role of identity threat
Chapter 11: Identity as a bridge between us

The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider’s look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity.
Claude M. Steele, who has been called “one of the few great social psychologists,” offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbreaking conclusions on stereotypes and identity. He sheds new light on American social phenomena from racial and gender gaps in test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men, and lays out a plan for mitigating these “stereotype threats” and reshaping American identities.

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