Minorities pay more for water and sewer
Racial minorities pay systemically more for basic water and sewer services than white people, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2011
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Study: Asian Americans are not viewed as ideal leaders
Asian Americans are widely viewed as "model minorities" on the basis of education, income and competence. But they are perceived as less ideal than Caucasian Americans when it comes to attaining leadership roles in U.S. businesses ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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90% of Michigan state troopers are white—why making the force more representative is a challenge
Experts see increasing diversity among police as a key solution to reducing racial bias in traffic stops, arrest rates and officer-involved shootings.
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2024
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UK study finds policing of county lines 'criminalizes' minority youth
A new research report has raised concerns that policing efforts targeting "county lines" drug operations in the U.K. rely on discriminatory assumptions about minority groups and contribute to the criminalization of minoritized ...
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2023
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Our brains are hardwired to believe lies and conspiracy theories, says researcher
In "Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories," Marcel Danesi Ph.D., a professor of semiotics and linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto, Canada, analyzes the speeches of dictators including Mussolini, Stalin, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2023
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A new study shows NZ's young minorities feel racism differently—wealth or 'passing' as white makes a difference
Racism in Aotearoa New Zealand has been increasingly under the spotlight in recent years. The 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks amplified conversations about racial equality that continued in the wake of the Black Lives Matter ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2022
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Black people are more than three times more likely to experience homelessness
A new report, authored by Heriot-Watt University, found that in England the highest levels of homelessness risks are experienced by people from Black and minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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School mental health resources critical to ensuring safe school environments
Whenever a mass shooting takes place in schools, public discussion often focuses on laws or policies that might have prevented the tragedy. But averting school violence needs more than gun policy. It requires both prevention ...
Education
Jun 7, 2022
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Diversity improves among TV actors, but executives still overwhelmingly white and male
When it comes to gender and racial diversity in television industry jobs, the playing field continues to level for women and minorities, but there's stubborn structural gridlock at the highest ranks and behind the camera.
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2020
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Justice for all: How race and American identity may affect politics
Allegiance and loyalty to your country is highly valued in America, but what if you feel America doesn't love you back? New research examined whether feeling like you belong in America—or not—affected how members of different ...
Political science
Oct 16, 2020
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