Keon West could have pulled off an anecdote about the everyday racism he experiences, but he didn’t. Personal accounts rarely persuade anyone, he says, and too often they are dismissed or put to other, less offensive causes. Masu. Instead of the emotions that racist actions and accusations of racism provoke, he prefers to focus on the facts.
Social psychologist Goldsmiths, University of London, has synthesized hundreds of rigorous empirical studies on racism conducted over decades in his new book. science of racism. By exploring how experiments detect racism and measure its impact across society, he builds a scientifically accurate picture of what modern racism is and the complexities surrounding it.
It is clear that society’s attempts to combat racism remain inadequate, but there is much that can be done about it. The same research that proves the existence of racism can also help unpack the psychological gymnastics that racists perform to hide their behavior from themselves. The idea is that by recognizing these personal biases, many racist behaviors can be gradually eliminated.
In this interview, West sheds light on ideas such as reverse racism and systemic racism, and sets out science-backed methods for spotting racism in its various guises. In doing so, he hopes to move public discourse away from debating whether racism exists to confront it head-on.
Amarachi Oli: What is racism?
Keon West: There are two definitions that I think are useful. Here’s something to help you carry out a scientific experiment: Racism in Everyone…
(TagStoTRASSLATE) Psychology (T) Racism
