Praise can appear beneficial while still functioning oppressively by shaping who receives moral recognition and how. Patterns of praise in everyday life can be informed by stereotypes, leading to systematic misrecognition. Cases include fathers praised for participating in parenting while mothers are expected to do more without recognition. Black students may receive high praise for intellectual competence when they exceed “the racism of low expectations.” Disabled people can be praised in ways that reflect assumptions about ability. The work develops explanations of what goes wrong in these stereotype-driven patterns and considers how praise practices could be transformed to resist sexism, racism, ableism, and other structural injustices.
"Central examples in the book concern fathers getting praised for participating (at all) in parenting whilst mothers are expected to do plenty without recognition; black students being highly praised for intellectual competence (when they exceed "the racism of low expectations "); disabled people being pra"
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