For decades, researchers and scholars have studied what some call the "racial achievement gap" in academics and careers, without having a clear understanding why such a gap exists.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2016
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Asian-Americans are stereotyped as "cold but competent"—and more competent than blacks and Hispanics—by young white students at elite colleges, according to a Baylor University study.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2016
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"The best and the whitest" was how host Neil Patrick Harris described the Hollywood elite being honored at the Feb. 22 Academy Awards ceremony.
Social Sciences
Feb 26, 2015
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Participants in an innovative Washington State University study of deadly force were more likely to feel threatened in scenarios involving black people. But when it came time to shoot, participants were biased in favor of ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2014
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(Phys.org) —As more women and minorities were welcomed on corporate boards of directors in recent decades, few have attained elite inner circle status that comes from serving on multiple boards.
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Black and Hispanic homebuyers paid about 3.5 percent more for comparable homes in four metropolitan U.S. markets than white buyers did, according to a Duke University-led analysis of more than 2 million home ...
Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2013
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With the affirmative action case Fisher v. University of Texas before the Supreme Court, "reverse discrimination" is back in the public eye.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2013
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New research suggests that commonly observed differences in how groups perceive racism may be explained by ignorance about—and even denial of—the extent of racism over the course of history.
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2013
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Racially diverse suburbs are growing faster than white suburbs, but resegregation threatens their prosperity and stability, according to a study entitled, "America's Racially Diverse Suburbs: Opportunities and Challenges," ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2012
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Highly educated whites and minorities are no more likely to support workplace affirmative action programs than are their less educated peers, according to a new study in the March issue of Social Psychology Quarterly, which ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2012
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