News tagged with minority groups
Ability grouping in elementary school hampers minority students' literacy
African-American and Hispanic students placed in ability groups for reading instruction learned less compared to demographically similar minority students who weren't grouped by ability, a new study by a University ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2009 |
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'Training away stereotypes'
It may seem difficult to change stereotypical thinking. Perceptions can be very important in forming an individual's attitudes. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that people conditioned to think in ...
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Nov 01, 2010 |
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Canadian police agencies suppressing data on race, says criminology study
While only 20 per cent of Canada's police forces have an explicit policy against reporting the race of victims and accused persons, University of Toronto and Nipissing criminologists show that the majority of police departments ...
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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Researchers identify barriers to HPV vaccination uptake in low-income populations
Results of two separate studies show lower rates of HPV vaccination in low-income populations, and identify vaccination barriers and tailored interventions that may help to increase HPV vaccine uptake rates.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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I totally empathize with you ... sometimes: Effects of empathy on ethnic group interactions
Increased empathy toward minority group members is one way to reduce prejudice and promote more positive inter-group relationships. When individuals take on the perspective of someone from a different group, a number of processes ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Researcher gives 'F' to multiculturalism education
Multicultural education in classrooms has failed to produce a deeper understanding across cultures, according to a Concordia University researcher. Education professor Adeela Arshad-Ayaz blames teacher training for failing ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Despite recession, Hispanic and Asian buying power expected to surge in US
Although the Great Recession has hit Hispanics and Asians particularly hard, their buying power is expected to grow rapidly during the next several years, according to the annual minority buying power report released today ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Ethnic Minority Vote Stronger Than Ever But Massively Undervalued By Main Parties
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research just published by Professor Muhammad Anwar, from The University of Warwick’s Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, shows that ethnic minority votes will be more important than ever in the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 12, 2010 |
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US asthma researchers more open than UK scientists to the inclusion of ethnic minorities
New findings reveal a large gap between US and UK researchers in terms of policy, attitudes, practices and experiences in relation to including ethnic minorities in asthma research. The study, published this week in the open ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Race not reported in over 50 percent of randomized clinical trials for cardiovascular disease
A new study recently published online by the American Heart Journal shows that more than half of all randomized clinical trials, or RCTs, for cardiovascular disease are not reporting vital information about the study populations ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Research highlights need for national HIV strategy
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that well over one million people in the United States are infected with HIV/AIDS. New research from North Carolina State University shows that many of those infected ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Race origins and health disparites
Much is often said about the glaring statistics showing that some racial and ethnic minorities face greater risks than whites when it comes to health.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Mixed-race patients struggle to find marrow donors
(AP) -- If Nick Glasgow were white, he would have a nearly 90 percent chance of finding a matching bone marrow donor who could cure his leukemia.
May 27, 2009 |
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