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Whistling Vivaldi: and other clues to how stereotypes affect us

Claude M. Steele·2010·Choice Reviews Online
DOI 10.5860/choice.48-0574
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Acclaimed social psychologist Claude M. Steele offers an insider's look at his groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Through dramatic personal stories, he shares the experiments and studies that show, again and again, that exposing subjects to stereotypes - merely reminding a group of female maths students about to take a test, for example, that women are considered naturally inferior to men at maths - impairs their performance in the area affected by the stereotype. Steele's conclusions shed new light on a host of social phenomena, from the racial and gender gaps in standardized test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men. Whistling Vivaldi offers insights into how we form our senses of identity and lays out a plan for mitigating the negative effects of 'stereotype threat' and reshaping our identities.

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Authors
Steele, C. M.
Corresponding author
Claude M. Steele
Venue
Choice Reviews Online
Publisher
American Library Association
Published
2010-09-01
Volume
48
Issue
01
Pages
48-0574-48-0574
ISSN
  • 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
  • 1523-8253
DOI
10.5860/choice.48-0574
OpenAlex
W1602557034
Cited by
555
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Type
book review
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Choice Reviews Online (publishedVersion)
  • CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Career Development and Diversity
Keywords
stereotype threat, stereotypes, identity, gender stereotypes, racial stereotypes, standardized test performance, women in mathematics, athletic ability, social identity

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