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Discrimination by default : how racism becomes routine /
Much as we "select" computer settings by default-reflexively, without thinking, and sometimes without realizing there are other options-we often discriminate by default as well. And just as default computer settings tend to become locked in or entrenched as the standard, discrimination by...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
©2006.
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| Colección: | Critical America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Much as we "select" computer settings by default-reflexively, without thinking, and sometimes without realizing there are other options-we often discriminate by default as well. And just as default computer settings tend to become locked in or entrenched as the standard, discrimination by default creates a situation in which disparate outcomes are expected, accepted, and taken for granted. The killing of Amadou Diallo, racial disparities in medical care, the dominance of Whites and men in certain professions, and even the uneven media attention paid to crimes depending on their victims' race a |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 187 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-175) and index. |
| ISBN: | 142941488X 9781429414883 9780814793794 0814793797 0814795064 9780814795064 0814784674 9780814784679 |