Using cutting-edge research from across the social sciences and, in particular, new understandings from psychology of the way prejudice functions in the brain, this new book—the first overview of the topic—includes many of the seminal writings to date along with newly commissioned pieces filling in gaps in the literature. The authors are part of a rising generation of legal scholars and social scientists intent on using the latest insights from their respective fields to understand the racial biases built into our legal system and to offer concrete measures to overcome them.
Using cutting-edge research from across the social sciences and, in particular, new understandings from psychology of the way prejudice functions in the brain, this new book—the first overview of the topic—includes many of the seminal writings to date along with newly commissioned pieces filling in gaps in the literature. The authors are part of a rising generation of legal scholars and social scientists intent on using the latest insights from their respective fields to understand the racial biases built into our legal system and to offer concrete measures to overcome them.
Critical Race Realism: Intersections of Psychology, Race, and Law
340Critical Race Realism: Intersections of Psychology, Race, and Law
340Hardcover
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781595581464 |
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Publisher: | New Press, The |
Publication date: | 08/01/2008 |
Pages: | 340 |
Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.30(d) |