Stereotypes and Implicit Bias: Find Books

Use the Library Catalog to search for electronic books by subject, keyword, author, or title.

• refine search results by Availability and select Available Online
• further refine the results by Resource Type and select Books 

There are resources on the Web for free ebooks. Here is one example.

Open Library  
Includes references to millions of books and includes the full-text and audio of many out of copyright editions

Sign up for an account and login at their site to borrow or listen to an electronic book.  

Finding Books on Your Topic 

Once you have chosen a topic and done your background research you will be ready to conduct more comprehensive research using books.

Use the Library Catalog to find books. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword.

Enter the following key words to search for books: 

• implicit bias
• implicit racial bias
• prejudice
• discrimination
• stereotypes (social psychology)
• social perception
• generation Y
• generation x
• millennial
• sex discrimination
• social classes
• ageism
• older people
• sexual minorities
• sex roles
• baby boomer generation
• racism
• sexism
• public opinion
• racial profiling
• anti-semitism
• microaggression
• cultural stereotype
• mass media

Type in a specific group name (i.e. Asian Americans, Afro-Americans, Latinos, Muslims, LBQT, etc.)

Refine search results by Availability and select Available Online.

Further refine the results by Resource Type and select Books.

Here are a few E-books available electronically which may help you with your research. Most E-books require a login for off-campus use.  Enter your Cerritos College login when prompted.  For more login information see the Database Login page.

Here are some books available in the library which may help you with your research: