Charlottesville has come to define the nature of modern racism primarily as southern, embodied in tiki torches, Confederate flags, and violent outbursts, but that belies the insidious roots of racist policy in the north.
New neural research could help us design better anti-prejudice interventions.
New research finds fears of a major demographic shift can evoke anger, which, in turn, produces prejudice.
New research finds bringing that widely held idea to the surface reduces polarization and prejudice.
Despite using them for almost a hundred years it's still unclear how accurate or fair an IQ test really is.
How prejudice drives a decision to deny a job or a loan to minorities.
An experiment suggests that confusion about mixed-race faces underlies prejudice against people with mixed-race backgrounds.
Attempts to increase diversity must be coupled with an actual effort to realize how people of color crucially influence a society barreling toward change.
New research suggests threat-based instinctive reactions can be modified by a simple procedure.
Obese people continue to face prejudice and discrimination in a wide variety of ways and in an array of settings, from the school to the workplace.
An experiment suggests a source of racial bias in job interviews, visits to the doctor, and confrontations with police.
New research finds aggressive attitudes can be shifted by recalling moments of intimate connection.
Analizamos la historia de la palabra, ya que fue eliminada del léxico jurídico de California.
We look at the history of the word as it's removed from California's legal lexicon.
Attempting to change the status quo is not merely about changing perceptions.
A new theory detailing why people engage in racist and spiteful behavior highlights how we act most altruistically toward those similar to ourselves. At a time when racial discrimination at the hands of law enforcement is so prevalent, could understanding the scientific underpinnings of such feelings prevent similar conduct in the future?
New research finds that, unlike those of monotheistic faiths, Buddhist concepts do not inspire prejudice toward outsiders.
As anti-gay prejudice becomes less socially acceptable, homophobia joins racism and sexism in the ranks of biases veiled behind supposed ambivalence.
New research finds a link between disbelief and unethical behavior is strongly lodged in Americans’ minds.
New research points to the power of physical contact to counteract unconscious bias.
That’s the conclusion of a new study that compares death rates with Americans’ attitudes toward gay rights.
New research suggests prejudiced beliefs regarding homosexuals’ moral behavior leads people to oppose gay-rights legislation.
German researchers find feelings of social exclusion breed intolerance of minorities.
New research suggests the discomfort caused by listening to “strange” music can lead people to lose empathy for outsiders.