Summary of Jessica Nordell's The End of Bias

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Get the Summary of Jessica Nordell's The End of Bias in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Unconscious bias: persistent, unintentional prejudiced behavior that clashes with our consciously held beliefs. We know that it exists, to corrosive and even lethal effect. We see it in medicine, the workplace, education, policing, and beyond. But when it comes to uprooting our prejudices, we still have far to go.

With nuance, compassion, and ten years' immersion in the topic, Jessica Nordell weaves gripping stories with scientific research to reveal how minds, hearts, and behaviors change. She scrutinizes diversity training, deployed across the land as a corrective but with inconsistent results. She explores what works and why: the diagnostic checklist used by doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital that eliminated disparate treatment of men and women; the preschool in Sweden where teachers found ingenious ways to uproot gender stereotyping; the police unit in Oregon where the practice of mindfulness and specialized training has coincided with a startling drop in the use of force.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669342090

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#1

After Barres’s transition, people started listening to him more attentively in the lab, and his work began to be valued more.

#2

There are differences in treatment across nearly every realm of human experience, and a dizzying variety of social groups.

#3

The author has experienced racism first-hand, and it has affected her entire life.

#4

Bias can come in many forms, and is often unconscious. It can affect anyone, regardless of their race, gender, or background.

#5

Biases affect everyone, no matter what their background, and can take many different forms.

#6

The author met with social psychologists and neuroscientists, all of whom proved to be extremely helpful in answering her questions about how unconscious biases are formed and changed.

#7

There is a dearth of studies on the various biases that exist, but it is important to note that they are not simply additive, they are unique to their intersection, and they silence groups that are often left out of the conversation altogether.

#8

Bias in education can restrict student achievement. Bias in medical providers can diminish health outcomes. Bias in police officers can be lethal. These encounters can drive people out of jobs and careers, and even destroy entire communities.

#9

It can be very difficult to confront one’s own biases, as they can be denial, anger, or bargaining.

#10

The author has witnessed firsthand the harmful effects of unconscious bias, and has dedicated his life to helping others recognize and overcome it.

#11

There is a phenomenon known as the prejudice paradox, which is the contradiction between how most Americans feel about race and how many of them act racially. It has been explained many different ways, but one explanation that has stuck with people is that these people are simply lying about