{"product_id":"the-things-they-say-behind-your-back-stereotypes-and-the-myths-behind-them-9780878559534","title":"The Things They Say Behind Your Back: Stereotypes and the Myths Behind Them","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Helmreich\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Prejudice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking book in the dim world of opinion formation Helm-reich opens a closet bursting with skeletons and explores the myths and his-torical roots of stereotypes pertaining to several ethnic groups: Are Jews re-ally smarter? What about rhythmical Blacks, hard-drinking Irishmen, dumb Poles, emotional Hispanics, and all those cold, artificial WASPs sipping in-evitable dry martinis? He discusses which stereotypes are false, which are true, how they originated, and why some of the most libeled groups pro-mote warped perceptions about themselves.Helmreich has examined over four hundred scientific studies and com-bines hard facts with humor, anecdotes, and common sense in his courage-ous attempt to understand and explain stereotypes. He contends that we should discuss this topic openly and recognize the tendencies and traits, negative and positive, -that are rooted in a group's history and culture rather than pretend that there are no differences among the members of multiracial America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46894141866135,"sku":"9780878559534","price":6802.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780878559534.webp?v=1770321959","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-things-they-say-behind-your-back-stereotypes-and-the-myths-behind-them-9780878559534","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}