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Understanding and dealing with implicit bias and discipline in early care and education
Author(s) -
Westerberg Diana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30155
Subject(s) - implicit bias , mainstream , psychology , social psychology , racial bias , term (time) , cognitive psychology , political science , sociology , gender studies , law , race (biology) , physics , quantum mechanics
The term “implicit bias” is now commonly used in mainstream media as the public tries to make sense of recent, widely publicized shootings of unarmed black men. Although most public attention currently focuses on implicit bias within police departments, the effects of implicit bias are pervasive, potentially affecting some of the youngest in our society, children who have yet to enter kindergarten.