Knowing Otherwise: Race, Gender, and Implicit Understanding.by Shotwell<|

Knowing OtherwiseRace, Gender, and Implicit Understanding\nAuthor(s): Alexis Shotwell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, United States\nImprint: Pennsylvania State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780271037646, 978-0271037646\nSynopsis\nPrejudice is often not a conscious attitude: because of ingrained habits in relating to the world, one may act in prejudiced ways toward others without explicitly understanding the meaning of ones actions. Similarly, one may know how to do certain things, like ride a bicycle, without being able to articulate in words what that knowledge is. These are examples of what Alexis Shotwell discusses in Knowing Otherwise as phenomena of implicit understanding. Presenting a systematic analysis of this concept, she highlights how this kind of understanding may be used to ground positive political and social change, such as combating racism in its less overt and more deep-rooted forms. \n\nShotwell begins by distinguishing four basic .