The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism

The concept of implicit bias – the idea that the unconscious mind might hold and use negative evaluations of social groups that cannot be documented via explicit measures of prejudice – is a hot topic in the social and behavioral sciences. It has also become a part of popular culture, while interventions to reduce implicit bias have been introduced in police forces, educational settings, and workplaces. Yet researchers still have much to understand about this phenomenon. Bringing together a diverse range of scholars to represent a broad spectrum of views, this handbook documents the current state of knowledge and proposes directions for future research in the field of implicit bias measurement. It is essential reading for those who wish to alleviate bias, discrimination, and inter-group conflict, including academics in psychology, sociology, political science, and economics, as well as government agencies, non-governmental organizations, corporations, judges, lawyers, and activists.

Jon A. Krosnick is the Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Communication, Political Science, and Psychology at Stanford University, USA. He has won the lifetime achievement award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and the Nevitt Sanford Award from the International Society of Political Psychology.

Tobias H. Stark is Associate Professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He studies prejudice in social networks and has won the prize for best dissertation from the Dutch Sociological Association and from the Erasmus Prize Foundation, and the Lorenz-von-Stein prize for best master's thesis. He has received more than 10 research fellowships and grants, including an ERC consolidator grant, to support his work.

Amanda L. Scott is co-owner of The Strategy Team, an applied research firm, and a social psychologist trained in stereotyping, legal decision-making, research design, and survey methodology. She won a fellowship from the National Science Foundation and was appointed as Social Science Research Advisor to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.