08/19/2018
Unconscious bias
"Unconscious biases are social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness. Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, and these biases stem from one’s tendency to organize social worlds by categorizing.
It is important to note that biases, conscious or unconscious, are not limited to ethnicity and race. Though racial bias and discrimination is well documented, biases may exist toward from any social group. One’s age, gender, gender identity physical abilities, religion, sexual orientation, weight, and many other characteristics are subject to bias."
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Renee Navarro, PharmD, MD, Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach welcomes you to UCSF's initiative to address unconscious bias. (Transcript) What is unconscious bias? Bias is a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another usually in a way that’s considered t...
