Re:Accuracy dominates bias and self-fulfilling prophecy [pdf]
by AstralStorm on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:58AM
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At whose cost? Remember that someone is being stolen from or cheated on this case, on average. (If your percentages are correct.)
What the paper actually argues is to measure accuracy of the stereotypes instead of calling them wrong. If it is say 90% accurate it is not on the person hiring to fix this perception.
It it's similar with black people in tge US and crime, however there are known institutional causes of it, not really a self fulfilling prophecy either. (They also apply to so-called white trash and result in the same, but in different states and therefore it is only a specific subgroup that is stereotyped instead is skin colour. Similar about Puerto Ricans or Mexican immigrants.)
Not as a society or culture in general. Ignoring prevalence of poverty, crime, prejudice, illiteracy of one's own group (and note an individual belong to multiple group and some choose to identify with one or more in particular) is usually not beneficial.
But it will benefit an individual if they say are not involved in crime and want to apply for a job, school or move up the corporate ladder or interact with a neighbor, and others don't automatically apply stereotypes to them based on their skin color, race, nationality, language spoken etc.