The Science of Racism Everything you need to know but probably don't yet

<p><b>Polls show that half of us think racism doesn’t exist . . .</b><br><br><b>'Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving . . . and, sadly, utterly necessary' </b>- Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of <i>Empireland</i><br><br>In the ground-breaking <i>The Science of Racism</i> Professor 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 are shocking and tragic, but also (somehow) funny and entertaining.<br><br>He explains how we know, for example, that Black people are up to 50 per cent less likely to be called in to interview than identically qualified White people. He shows how we know the financial cost of selling items online while Black. He reveals the effects of racism on our friendships, relationships, healthcare and justice system. And he exposes the continued prevalence of racism, and the inadequacy of our many attempts to address it.<br><br><b>Whatever you’ve read before, this book will ensure that you never see racism in the same way again.</b></p>