Monday, October 31, 2011

Book Club: Decreasing Prejudice through Mindful Thinking | The High Calling

Decreasing Prejudice through Mindful Thinking | The High Calling: "Most attempts to combat prejudice have been aimed at reducing our tendency to categorize other people, says Ellen J. Langer in chapter nine of Mindfulness. This week we are talking about decreasing prejudice by increasing discrimination.
Say what?
Since it is a natural human tendency to categorize, Langer says, any attempt to eliminate bias by attempting to eliminate the perception of differences may be doomed to fail…
Rather, a mindful approach to tackling prejudice involves perceiving more differences among people."

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