Racism has been much in the news lately (I include social media as news these days). In the West and especially America it is almost always erroneously framed as a black/white issue (which is sort of a double entendre if you think about it). It is, however, a brain issue and thus common to all peoples on earth. Here Jon Lieff outlines the neuronal basis for prejudice and stereotyping in the brain. Is there hope? From the piece: Fear conditioning and unconscious conceptual bias are insidious and can only be counteracted by applying conscious self observation, learning, behavior modification and active conscious control. Training needs to involve both ongoing conceptual analyses, as well as fear extinction through behavioral approaches. Behavioral techniques to deal with the “other” in new ways, through self-observation and control, are essential. Then new concepts can be learned internally. jonlieffmd/blog/prejudice-stereotypes-reside-brain
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:36:52 +0000
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