Regulation of implicit racial bias: The role of motivation to respond without prejudice

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ashby Plant ◽  
Patricia G. Devine
Keyword(s):  
Racial Bias ◽  
Implicit Racial Bias

scholarly journals Understanding Healthcare Students’ Experiences of Racial Bias: A Narrative Review of the Role of Implicit Bias and Potential Interventions in Educational Settings

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12771
Author(s):  
Olivia Rochelle Joseph ◽  
Stuart W. Flint ◽  
Rianna Raymond-Williams ◽  
Rossby Awadzi ◽  
Judith Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Racial Bias ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Healthcare Education ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
Implicit Racial Bias ◽  
Healthcare Students ◽  
Healthcare Settings

Implicit racial bias is a persistent and pervasive challenge within healthcare education and training settings. A recent systematic review reported that 84% of included studies (31 out of 37) showed evidence of slight to strong pro-white or light skin tone bias amongst healthcare students and professionals. However, there remains a need to improve understanding about its impact on healthcare students and how they can be better supported. This narrative review provides an overview of current evidence regarding the role of implicit racial bias within healthcare education, considering trends, factors that contribute to bias, and possible interventions. Current evidence suggests that biases held by students remain consistent and may increase during healthcare education. Sources that contribute to the formation and maintenance of implicit racial bias include peers, educators, the curriculum, and placements within healthcare settings. Experiences of implicit racial bias can lead to psychosomatic symptoms, high attrition rates, and reduced diversity within the healthcare workforce. Interventions to address implicit racial bias include an organizational commitment to reducing bias in hiring, retention, and promotion processes, and by addressing misrepresentation of race in the curriculum. We conclude that future research should identify, discuss, and critically reflect on how implicit racial biases are enacted and sustained through the hidden curriculum and can have detrimental consequences for racial and ethnic minority healthcare students.

scholarly journals Teachers Are People Too: Examining the Racial Bias of Teachers Compared to Other American Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan G. Starck ◽  
Travis Riddle ◽  
Stacey Sinclair ◽  
Natasha Warikoo
Keyword(s):  
Racial Inequality ◽  
Racial Bias ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
National Data ◽  
Racial Equity ◽  
Implicit Racial Bias ◽  
Racial Biases ◽  
Role Of Teachers

Schools are heralded by some as unique sites for promoting racial equity. Central to this characterization is the presumption that teachers embrace racial equity and teaching about this topic. In contrast, others have documented the ongoing role of teachers in perpetuating racial inequality in schools. In this article, we employ data from two national data sets to investigate teachers’ explicit and implicit racial bias, comparing them to adults with similar characteristics. We find that both teachers and nonteachers hold pro-White explicit and implicit racial biases. Furthermore, differences between teachers and nonteachers were negligible or insignificant. The findings suggest that if schools are to effectively promote racial equity, teachers should be provided with training to either shift or mitigate the effects of their own racial biases.

scholarly journals The Role of Racial Identity and Implicit Racial Bias in Self-Reported Racial Discrimination: Implications for Depression Among African American Men

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 789-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Chae ◽  
Wizdom A. Powell ◽  
Amani M. Nuru-Jeter ◽  
Mia A. Smith-Bynum ◽  
Eleanor K. Seaton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Racial Bias ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Implicit Racial Bias

Racial Bias in the Sharing Economy and the Role of Trust

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrine Berg Nødtvedt ◽  
Hallgeir Sjåstad ◽  
Siv Skard ◽  
Helge Thorbjørnsen ◽  
Jay Van Bavel
Keyword(s):  
Racial Bias ◽  
Sharing Economy

scholarly journals Medical School Experiences Associated with Change in Implicit Racial Bias Among 3547 Students: A Medical Student CHANGES Study Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1748-1756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle van Ryn ◽  
Rachel Hardeman ◽  
Sean M. Phelan ◽  
Diana J. Burgess PhD ◽  
John F. Dovidio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Racial Bias ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Implicit Racial Bias ◽  
Study Report

scholarly journals The Myth of Objectivity: Implicit Racial Bias and the Law (Part 2)

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Willem Hendrik Gravett
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Racial Bias ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Fundamental Principle ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Racial Prejudice ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Implicit Racial Bias ◽  
The Law

The centrality of race to our history and the substantial racial inequalities that continue to pervade society ensure that "race" remains an extraordinarily salient and meaningful social category.  Explicit racial prejudice, however, is only part of the problem.  Equally important - and likely more pervasive - is the phenomenon of implicit racial prejudice: the cognitive processes whereby, despite even our best intentions, the human mind automatically classifies information in racial categories and against disfavoured social groups. Empirical research shows convincingly that these biases against socially disfavoured groups are (i) pervasive; (ii) often diverge from consciously reported attitudes and beliefs; and (iii) influence consequential behaviour towards the subjects of these biases. The existence of implicit racial prejudices poses a challenge to legal theory and practice. From the standpoint of a legal system that seeks to forbid differential treatment based upon race or other protected traits, if people are in fact treated differently, and worse, because of their race or other protected trait, then the fundamental principle of anti-discrimination has been violated. It hardly matters that the source of the differential treatment is implicit rather than conscious bias. This article investigates the relevance of this research to the law by means of an empirical account of how implicit racial bias could affect the criminal trial trajectory in the areas of policing, prosecutorial discretion and judicial decision-making.  It is the author's hypothesis that this mostly American research also applies to South Africa. The empirical evidence of implicit biases in every country tested shows that people are systematically implicitly biased in favour of socially privileged groups. Even after 1994 South Africa – similar to the US – continues to be characterised by a pronounced social hierarchy in which Whites overwhelmingly have the highest social status. The author argues that the law should normatively take cognizance of this issue.  After all, the mere fact that we may not be aware of, much less consciously intend, race-contingent behaviour does not magically erase the harm. The article concludes by addressing the question of the appropriate response of the law and legal role players to the problem of implicit racial bias.

scholarly journals The effect of implicit racial bias in residency applicant selection

2022 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
pp. S296
Author(s):  
Thammatat Vorawandthanachai ◽  
Calvin E. Lambert ◽  
David Flomenbaum ◽  
Francine Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Racial Bias ◽  
Implicit Racial Bias ◽  
Applicant Selection
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