Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time)

Steele, Claude M.

ISBN 10: 0393339726 / ISBN 13: 9780393339727

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393339726
• ISBN 13: 9780393339727
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Claude M. Steele is an American social psychologist and the Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Emeritus, at Stanford University. The author of Whistling Vivaldi, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He lives in California.