The Science Of Racism (everything You Need To Know But Probably Don't - Yet)

By (author) West, Keon
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How do we know if racism really exists? And, if it does, how big a problem is it for the outcomes of people of colour? Only science has the answers to one of society’s most pressing questions.
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‘It is quite a feat to pull off a densely informative book about a horrible subject that also manages to be charismatic and funny . . . Highly readable’ - The Guardian

Polls show that over fifty per cent of us don’t believe racism exists. In a world made for White people, The Science of Racism uses clear scientific research to expose what we know about racism, exactly how we know it, and what we can do about it.

*British police are nine times more likely to use their tasers on Black people.

*An item being advertised on eBay will sell for approximately twenty per cent less if a dark-skinned hand is shown in the photos.

*Black Caribbean applicants have to apply for around fifty per cent more jobs in order to receive a positive response.

Professor Keon West cuts through the divisive anecdotes and rhetoric with decades’ worth of clear, factual, rigorous science – the data that reveals truths about racism that we need to know. And, somehow, entertains and amuses along the way.

‘Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving’ - Sathnam Sanghera
‘Short circuits the brain’ - The Independent
‘A book that shouldn’t have to exist . . . but I’m glad it does’ - Adam Rutherford

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It is quite a feat to pull off a densely informative book about a horrible subject that also manages to be charismatic and funny . . . highly readable
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Persuasive and precise . . . The Science of Racism is a book that shouldn''t have to exist, but I am glad it does . . . The fight is real, and this book is a weapon
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Urgent and timely . . . If you have never encountered any of the arguments around racism enacted by both individuals and systems, this book is, sadly, an urgent place to start
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Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving . . . and, sadly, utterly necessary for this time in history
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This isn’t like any other book you’ve read about racism. It is feverishly devoted to data, painting an unarguable picture of the extent and scope of racism in our society. Read this book and you’ll win every debate you’ll ever have with anyone who doubts the existence of racism
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Breezy and user-friendly, with funny asides and engaging questions for the reader . . . eye-opening
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There are several passages in The Science of Racism that almost short-circuit the brain . . . An essential read
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Cuts through debate and rhetoric to deliver the clear and rigorous science of racism
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Incisive
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Goes straight for the jugular to dispel any doubt – racism exists, and science has proven it.
Biographical note:
Professor Keon West is a social psychologist at University College London and a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. He earned his doctorate from Oxford University in 2010 as a Rhodes Scholar and has since published more than seventy quantitative papers on prejudice and discrimination in many of the best peer-reviewed social-psychology journals, including Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Perspectives on Psychological Science. Professor West has written for national and international newspapers and been the host of numerous radio