Examples Of Implicit Bias

Application Paper #2 Implicit bias is defined as a type of bias that arises in judgement and behavior that arose from unconscious awareness, and the actions and behaviors are often done unintentionally (Casey, et. al., 2012). When someone has an implicit bias, they unconsciously believe and react to the stereotypes of others. This writer will provide examples and instances where others may have held an implicit against her. The basis of these implicit biases centered around the writer’s race, gender, and geographical location. African-Americans have multitudes of negative stereotypes about them, and face much discrimination and bias. Most of the biases that exist against African-Americans, however, are simply due to a lack of exposure
Concerning this writer, when most people find out that she is from a city, they automatically believe that she lived in a densely-populated area, and was surrounded primarily by minorities. On the contrary, the city that the writer lives in, Waterbury, Connecticut barely qualifies as a city, with only a population of 108,102 in 2014 (US Census, 2015). There are also no skyscrapers whatsoever, and not an inkling of a ‘concrete jungle’ existing. The writer also happens to live in a predominantly white neighborhood on the border of Middlebury, a predominantly white town. Yet, when people found out where this writer lives, they automatically behave as if she bought the first plane ticket that was available out of the ghetto and into Clarkson University. Geographical location also plays a lot in the college admission process, where high school students, mostly minorities, from inner-city school are not chosen for attendance as often from a school that was not in the city. There is the stereotype that the poor and low-income students at the inner-city schools are less likely to succeed in college, so, as a result, they are not accepted to attend (Fisher, 2012), due to an unconscious bias that expects them to