Implicit Biases In Buried Prejudice By Siri Carpenter

Buried Prejudice written by Siri Carpenter focuses mainly on implicit biases and how they can be controlled. Implicit biases occur cognitively and are happening all of the time. They are used instinctively every day, as the article states, they “inhabit us all.” Implicit biases include categorizing people into groups such as: black and white, male and female, fat and thin, etc. However, the article also mentions that implicit biases are also important to society because they help to categorize in order to make sense of the world around us. The categorization does, nonetheless, still hurt society when used against people of different culture and ethnicity. This typically occurs when the people of diverse backgrounds begin to challenge our intentions, …show more content…
Along with the studies mentioned above in the summary, the article also looked at a study that used face-to-face communication between white and blacks and it looked at not only the verbal communication, but also the nonverbal communication. Another study looked at how implicit biases can affect job applicants. There was also a study done that showed how implicit biases can affect the amount of money a student organization would receive from a university. All of these studies combined, confirm that implicit behaviors are always present and affect …show more content…
Every person that walks through the door of an ER, doctor’s office, urgent care, etc., should be looked upon as being equal. It doesn’t matter what color the person is on the outside or what type of customs the person has, because on the inside we are all made the same. I was appalled when I read in the article that there was a study that showed that for physicians who had greater racial bias, they were less likely to the patient the medication that they needed. As a doctor, the one of the promises he or she makes is to “First do no harm.” Not giving the patient what he or she needs is violation of that very oath. I couldn’t imagine as a health care provider not giving a patient his or her medication because of the color of their skin or because of their beliefs. It blows my mind, but at the same time I can see this happening based on the society that we live in today. This article really helped me to put into perspective how implicit biases affect most of a person’s decisions they