Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Todd D. Nelson is a Professor of Psychology at California State University – Stanislaus. His research focuses on stereotypes and prejudice against older adults (ageism). He is a fellow of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and has published several chapters on ageism. Professor Nelson has published widely in the field of prejudice and ageism.

Part 1: Origins of Prejudice 1. Evolutionary approaches to understanding prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination 2. Limitations, contestations, failures, and falsifications of dramatic claims in intergroup Relations Part 2: Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Processes in Prejudice 3.The social neuroscience of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination 4.Beyond performance: Stereotype and social identity threat in context 5.Prejudice, left and right: Ideological differences and similarities in prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination Part 3: Targets of Prejudice 6.Understanding age prejudice and its varied contexts in the 21st century and beyond 7.Hegemonic masculinity and sexism 8.The stigma of mental illness 9.Ableism: The time has come to understand bias against people with disabilities 10.Anti-Fat prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination 11.The psychology of contemporary antisemitism 12.Sexual and gender identity prejudice 13.“Go back to your country”: Anti-immigrant prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination Part 4: Reducing Prejudice 14.Children’s prejudice development and reduction: Challenges and opportunities 15.Interpersonal confrontation of bias 16. How social categorization shapes intergroup contact: Implications for understanding Group members’ subjective experiences and prospects for achieving attitude Generalization 17. Motivation to respond without prejudice: Antecedents and consequences