02687nam 22006254a 450 991045204980332120200520144314.00-8147-9506-40-8147-8467-41-4294-1488-X(CKB)1000000000467193(EBL)865952(OCoLC)780425945(SSID)ssj0000139849(PQKBManifestationID)11154908(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139849(PQKBWorkID)10028683(PQKB)11066675(MiAaPQ)EBC865952(OCoLC)76964276(MdBmJHUP)muse10360(Au-PeEL)EBL865952(CaPaEBR)ebr10137153(EXLCZ)99100000000046719320050720d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDiscrimination by default[electronic resource] how racism becomes routine /Lu-in WangNew York New York University Pressc20061 online resource (199 p.)Critical AmericaDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-9447-5 0-8147-9379-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-175) and index.Discrimination by default, discrimination as default -- Situational racism -- Self-fulfilling stereotypes -- Failures of imagination -- Discrimination by and as default in medical care -- Overriding the default.Much as we "select" computer settings by default-reflexively, without thinking, and sometimes without realizing there are other options-we often discriminate by default as well. And just as default computer settings tend to become locked in or entrenched as the standard, discrimination by default creates a situation in which disparate outcomes are expected, accepted, and taken for granted. The killing of Amadou Diallo, racial disparities in medical care, the dominance of Whites and men in certain professions, and even the uneven media attention paid to crimes depending on their victims' race aCritical America.Race discriminationLaw and legislationUnited StatesEquality before the lawUnited StatesElectronic books.Race discriminationLaw and legislationEquality before the law342.7308/73Wang Lu-in1045720MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452049803321Discrimination by default2472172UNINA