About Benign Bigotry
Benign Bigotry delves into the multifaceted landscape of prejudice, spanning academic and scientific research, popular culture, and contemporary politics. At its core lies the concept of subtle prejudice – a pervasive, often unconscious bias in race, gender, and sexuality.
Through meticulous analysis, this book exposes seven seemingly harmless cultural myths that perpetuate inequality. It also confronts prejudices against women and LGBTQ+ individuals, offering concrete strategies to dismantle entrenched beliefs. Designed as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate classes, yet accessible to the educated lay reader, each chapter caters to those interested in psychology, sociology, politics, business, and education. With a valuable new chapter on systemic inequality, updated real-life examples, and engaging with the exploration of empirical research on discrimination and prejudice emerging since 2009, this second edition is not to be missed.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Changing Prejudice: A Migration Underground
Chapter 1
“It’s Just A Few Bad Apples”: The Denial Of Systemic Inequality
Chapter 2
“Those People All Look Alike”: The Myth Of Other
Chapter 3
“They Must Be Guilty Of Something”: The Myth Of Criminality
Chapter 4
“Feminists Are Manhaters”: Backlash Mythmaking
Chapter 5
“LGBTQ People Flaunt Their Sexuality”: The Myth Of Hypersexuality
Chapter 6
“I’m Not A Racist, I’m Colorblind”: The Myth Of Neutrality
Chapter 7
“Affirmative Action Is Reverse-Racism”: The Myth Of Meritocracy
Conclusion
Now What?