Everyday Bias
Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives
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Publisher Description
To be human is to be biased. From this simple truth, nationally recognized diversity expert Howard J. Ross explores the biases we each carry within us. Incorporating anecdotes from today’s headlines alongside case studies from over 30 years of diversity consulting, Ross helps readers understand how unconscious bias impacts our day-to-day lives and, particularly, our daily work lives. And, he answers the question: “Is there anything we can do about it?” by providing examples of behaviors that the reader can engage in to disengage the impact of their own biases. Originally published in 2014, the updated edition draws new examples from today’s headlines such as the #me too Movement, police shootings, and bias in the ever more partisan Trump era.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
To be human is to harbor deep and unconscious biases; this book aims to bring what is otherwise subterranean to light. Written by one of the nation s leading diversity and leadership consultants, Ross swiftly shifts from research to personal experience to current events to illustrate the ubiquity of bias in our minds. The author is most convincing when he draws on major news stories to illustrate the layers bias at work. He explicates the 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin, clearly pointing to multiple underlying biases and the resulting implications. Other parts of the book are not as illuminating and the connection to bias gets lost in explanations, for example, the section on selective attention seems equally as relevant to an array of psychological phenomena. The practical steps for dealing with bias that are provided in the last chapters do offer some consolation. We might never fully eradicate our biases, but Ross s study can at least help us to coexist more peacefully with them.
