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Research and Training to Mitigate the Effects of Implicit Stereotypes and Masculinity Threat on Authority Figures’ Interactions with Adolescents and Non-Whites

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In this chapter, Kahn, Goff, and Glaser discuss how masculinity threat (perceived threat to manhood) and implicit racial bias (unconscious racial prejudice) may affect authority figures’ interactions with adolescents, which may lead to disproportionate discipline outcomes for non-White adolescents. The chapter details the theory and development of an intervention program for authority figures (e.g., school police officers, teachers, and school administrators) who interact with adolescents, focused on reducing the impact of implicit racial stereotypes and insecure masculinity on their actions toward adolescents. The authors detail the content of the intervention, which teaches authority figures how to recognize and respond to implicit bias and insecure masculinity in themselves and others. They discuss the pilot intervention implementation and detail recommendations for schools.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA

    Kimberly Barsamian Kahn

  2. Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Phillip Atiba Goff

  3. Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Jack Glaser

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  1. Center for Evaluation and Education Policy School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

    Russell J. Skiba

  2. The Atlantic Philanthropies, New York, USA

    Kavitha Mediratta

  3. Center for Evaluation and Education Poli, Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Poli, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

    M. Karega Rausch

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Kahn, K.B., Goff, P.A., Glaser, J. (2016). Research and Training to Mitigate the Effects of Implicit Stereotypes and Masculinity Threat on Authority Figures’ Interactions with Adolescents and Non-Whites. In: Skiba, R., Mediratta, K., Rausch, M. (eds) Inequality in School Discipline. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51257-4_11

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