The Natural Hair Bias in Job Recruitment

Koval, Christy Zhou; Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby

doi:10.1177/1948550620937937

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“…Extensive research on cognitive biases has consistently shown that people tend to rate a rich variety of natural items as being better, safer, and healthier than non-natural items in their judgment and decision-making (Koval & Rosette, 2020 ; Meier et al, 2019a ; Rozin et al, 2004 ). Extending beyond these findings, the current research compared natural preferences on drug choice from two groups of participants with different degrees of nature connectedness: Chinese Taoists and atheists.…”

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Harmony Between Humanity and Nature: Natural Vs. Synthetic Drug Preference in Chinese Atheists and Taoists

Cao

2021

J Relig Health

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A commonplace observation across many cultures is that humans show a strong preference for natural items on drug choice in the medical domain. Despite an emerging line of psychological research on individual differences in the naturalness-is-better bias, few studies have focused on the role of religious beliefs. According to the core idea of Taoism, people should free themselves from selfishness and desire and behave in concert with the alternating cycles of Nature. Based on the findings regarding the positive relationship between connectedness to nature and naturalness preference, we predict that Taoists, who emphasize harmony between humanity and nature, should show a stronger naturalness-is-better bias than atheists on drug choice due to their higher level of natural connectedness. The results showed that both Chinese atheists and Taoists selected a natural over synthetic drug even though the safety and efficacy of the medicines were described as identical. More importantly, the naturalness-is-better bias is more pronounced in Taoists than atheists. These data suggest that religious beliefs related to individuals’ connectedness to nature may moderate the naturalness-is-better bias in health decisions.

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Harmony Between Humanity and Nature: Natural Vs. Synthetic Drug Preference in Chinese Atheists and Taoists

Cao

2021

J Relig Health

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“…Overall, these findings have significant implications for understanding the challenges African American women who decide to wear natural hairstyles may face in professional settings. Not only do they face the risk of being discriminated against due to explicit perceptions of natural hairstyles as conveying less competence than Eurocentric hairstyles (Koval & Rosette, 2020), they may also face the potential discriminatory repercussions of implicit biases related to evaluations of competence. Recent studies have suggested that implicit and explicit biases related to evaluations of professional attributes may contribute to workplace discrimination in distinct ways (Rooth, 2007;Rooth, 2008).…”

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To Treat or Not to Treat: The Impact of Hairstyle on Implicit and Explicit Perceptions of African American Women’s Competence

Aladesuru¹,

Cheng²,

Harris³

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African American women wearing their natural Afrocentric hair without altering its texture have long been discriminated against in the workplace, at school, in the military, in the justice system, and more. This phenomenon has been found to be mainly driven by the notion that African American women wearing their natural hair are less professional than African American women wearing chemically treated, Eurocentric hair. In prior work, dimensions such as perceived dominance, intelligence, and unpleasantness have been explored as potential mechanisms playing a role in the relationship between African American hair and perceived professionalism. Here, we explore an additional such dimension: perceived competence. In a sample of 186 predominantly Caucasian Cloud Research participants, we found that African American women wearing their natural Afrocentric hair were perceived both implicitly and explicitly as being less competent than African American women wearing Eurocentric hair, and that the implicit and explicit attitudes were not correlated. These findings are relevant to understanding barriers that may hinder African American women in their academic and professional careers.

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“…The following discussion questions and extension activities may be used to guide debates, role-playing, and small group discussions as students utilize CRT to deconstruct and challenge whiteness at CHS. (Koval & Rosette, 2020).…”

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“…Read the research article The Natural Hair Bias in Job Recruitment . Write a letter to your school board representative explaining why the research findings and implications are relevant for your district’s students and staff (Koval & Rosette, 2020).…”

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Challenging Whiteness at Claremont High School

Watson

Nash

2021

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership

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Ebony Wright was slated to graduate from Claremont High School in the spring. She was on the honor roll, captain of the girls’ varsity softball and swim teams, and recently awarded an academic scholarship to attend a highly ranked university in the fall. Ebony was a “model” student. How she found herself sitting in the principal’s office several weeks before graduation was a shock to everyone. This case study challenges the function of whiteness in school policies. Aspiring school and teacher leaders are provided with the opportunity to consider the impact of a seemingly race-neutral school dress code policy.

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The Natural Hair Bias in Job Recruitment

Cited by 61 publications

References 30 publications

Harmony Between Humanity and Nature: Natural Vs. Synthetic Drug Preference in Chinese Atheists and Taoists

Harmony Between Humanity and Nature: Natural Vs. Synthetic Drug Preference in Chinese Atheists and Taoists

To Treat or Not to Treat: The Impact of Hairstyle on Implicit and Explicit Perceptions of African American Women’s Competence

Challenging Whiteness at Claremont High School

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