{"product_id":"the-science-of-racism","title":"The Science of Racism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow 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 some of society’s most pressing questions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘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’ \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nPolls show that over fifty per cent of us don’t believe racism exists. In a world made for White people, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Racism\u003c\/i\u003e uses clear scientific research to expose what we know about racism, exactly how we know it, and what we can do about it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003eBritish police are nine times more likely to use their tasers on Black people.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003eAn item being advertised on eBay will sell for approximately twenty per cent less if a dark-skinned hand is shown in the photos.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003eBlack Caribbean applicants have to apply for around fifty per cent more jobs in order to receive a positive response.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nProfessor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e‘Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving’ \u003c\/b\u003e- Sathnam Sanghera\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e‘Short circuits the brain’ \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e‘A book that shouldn’t have to exist . . . but I’m glad it does’ \u003c\/b\u003e- Adam Rutherford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprint: Picador\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplier: The Distribution \u0026amp; Logistics Company Pty. Ltd.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubjects: Society \u0026amp; Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies, Population \u0026amp; Demography, Racism and racial discrimination \/ Anti-racism, Relating to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) peoples, Data science and analysis: general, Human rights, civil rights, Ethnic studies, psychology; prejudice; bias; unconscious bias; discrimination; statistics; data; systemic racism; social psychologist; science; racism; evidence; implicit bias; race\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67536092430585,"sku":"9781035030675","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/9781035030675.jpg?v=1793320353","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/the-science-of-racism","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}