Unraveling bias : how prejudice has shaped children for generations and why its time to break the cycle

Summary: "In her new book Unraveling Bias: How Prejudice Has Shaped Children for Generations and Why It's Time to Break the Cycle, Dr. Brown will uncover what scientists have learned about how children are impacted by biases, and how we adults can help protect them from those biases. Part science, part history, part current events, and part call to arms, Unraveling Bias provides readers with the answers to vital questions"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781953295552
ISBN: 195329555X
ISBN: 9781953295897
Physical Description: print
xii, 276 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Forward -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: A Primer on Bias / PART I: THE BIASES EMBEDDED IN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTIONS -- CHAPTER 2: When the Courts First Listened to Social Scientists: How Racial Bias Shaped American Schools and the Fight to Change it -- CHAPTER 3: All of America's Children: How Immigration Laws have Shaped the Lives of Latino American Children -- CHAPTER 4: Boys and Girls weren't Segregated, but the School Day wasn't Equal: The Battle for Title IX and Protection from Sexual Harassment -- CHAPTER 5: Civil Rights are not Just Black and White: The Legal Battle to Protect Gay and Trans Teens in Schools / PART II: Bias in Children's Everyday Lives -- CHAPTER 6: First Forays into Social Science of Bias: Scientists Started by Asking Children about Race -- CHAPTER 7: Racial Bias into the New Century: A Snapshot of Bias in Schools, Neighborhoods, and Social Media -- CHAPTER 8: Border Walls, Travel Bans, and Global Pandemics: Political Rhetoric, Immigration Laws, and Bias Toward Children of Immigrants -- CHAPTER 9: Gender Gaps, #MeToo, and Toxic Masculinity: The Gender Bias the Persist -- CHAPTER 10: When the Authentic is Invisible, but the Slurs are Everyday: Bias Toward LGBTQ+ and Gender-Nonconforming Youth / PART III: MOVING FORWARD -- CHAPTER 11: Unraveling Bias Can Start at Home -- CHAPTER 12: How Schools and the Community Can Help -- CHAPTER 13: Changing the Bigger Picture -- CHAPTER 14: What to Leave With -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline -- Glossary/Directory -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.