Over Weight Bias Analysis

With the use of self-reflecting stories of unknowing bias and real life scenarios, Ross realizes that our choices, ideas, and beliefs are a mixture of false information, biases, irrational thinking, and prejudices. Biases provide a shortcut for the conscious mind to make decisions, and create a safety net from dealing with things in the real world. He uses various examples that relate to real world situations and how the bias could affect our everyday lives. The treatment of patients and doctors based off their weight is an issue that could affect how people are treated morally, professionally, and equally. A study tested 310 third year medical students from 25 different states, regardless of age, race, or gender. The students were given images of over-weight and “thin” (I assume people in shape) persons and were asked to pair them with either positive or negative words. Over 50 percent of the students tested had a moderate to strong unconscious weight bias and more than half were against people who were over-weight. The study was conducted to inform the medical students of their bias and how it should not rule their judgement of a future patient. Another study conducted on the same subject proved that people (Patients)
He immediately stereotyped his fellow flight mate on his appearance and accent, thinking of him as some angry, country Santa Claus. And then after learning about Santa’s background Ross felt guilty that he judged him and realized that he was influenced by the bias he had already developed to make assumptions about others. “So here I was, a diversity consultant with thirty years of experience, and the guy who I had pegged with all of my socioeconomic stereotypes was, in fact, a doctor”(Ross). With all the studies and tests already involved and described in the text, his personal story made the truth about biasness seem more