The Science of Racism

How do we know if racism really exists? And, if it does, how big a problem is it for the outcomes of people of colour? Only science has the answers to some of society's most pressing questions.

It is quite a feat to pull off a densely informative book about a horrible subject that also manages to be charismatic and funny . . . highly readable

Persuasive and precise . . . The Science of Racism is a book that shouldn't have to exist, but I am glad it does . . . The fight is real, and this book is a weapon

If you have never encountered any of the arguments around racism enacted by both individuals and systems, this book is, sadly, an urgent place to start

Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving . . . and, sadly, utterly necessary for this time in history

This isn’t like any other book you’ve read about racism . It is feverishly devoted to data, painting an unarguable picture of the extent and scope of racism in our society. Read this book and you’ll win every debate you’ll ever have with anyone who doubts the existence of racism

Breezy and user-friendly , with funny asides and engaging questions for the reader . . . eye-opening

There are several passages in The Science of Racism that almost short-circuit the brain . . . An essential read

Cuts through debate and rhetoric to deliver the clear and rigorous science of racism

Incisive

Professor Keon West is a social psychologist at the University of London. He earned his doctorate from Oxford University in 2010 as a Rhodes Scholar and has since published more than seventy quantitative papers on prejudice and discrimination in many of the best peer-reviewed social-psychology journals, including Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin , The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and Perspectives on Psychological Science . Professor West has written for national and international newspapers and been the host of numerous radio and television shows on the topics of prejudice and discrimination. He is a citizen of three countries and has, over his life, been a resident of four. He is a husband, a father of two boys, a hobby photographer and a huge fan of Star Trek . He has always been Black. He is the co-author of the audiobook Skewed . The Science of Racism is his second book.