Search results for racial minorities:
All prejudice isn't created equal; whites distribute it unequally to minorities
Feb 25, 2009 |
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The Declaration of Independence may proclaim that all men are created equal, but American whites tend to distribute their prejudice unequally toward certain members of minority groups, according to new research.
'Colorblindness' hurts minority employees, but multiculturalism inspires their commitment
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2009 |
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A new study by psychologists at the University of Georgia shows for the first time that whites' beliefs about diversity can hurt or help their minority peers.
Women, minorities face special hurdles in job market
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2009 |
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A new study from North Carolina State University shows that white men receive significantly more tips about job opportunities than women and racial minorities - particularly among people in upper management positions - highlighting ...
Study compares the racial consciousness of black and Asian-Americans
Dec 19, 2008 |
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Asian Americans are less attached to their racial identity than black Americans. This finding confirms that minority politics in the United States today is more complex than generally realized and that understanding the increasingly ...
Unrelated and mismatched cord blood transplantation can still help children with deadly conditions
Feb 13, 2009 |
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An unrelated cord blood transplant, even from a mismatched donor, can be effective in treating children with a host of life-threatening diseases and disorders including cancer, sickle cell anemia, and other genetic diseases, ...
Campus diversity important predictor of interracial friendships
Aug 27, 2008 |
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One of the hopes of having diverse campus environments is that the daily interaction with students from different backgrounds will promote interracial understanding and friendship. A new study in the journal Social Science Qu ...
Studies: Med disparities by race persist
Oct 25, 2006 |
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Racial minorities are less likely than whites to have major surgeries at the hospitals where those operations are performed best, a U.S. study said Wednesday.
Study evaluates factors associated with racial disparities in colon cancer screening
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Blacks and Hispanics appear less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening than whites because of socioeconomic, health care access and language barriers, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...
Television shows can affect racial judgments
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A new study published in the journal Human Communication Research reveals that viewers can be influenced by exposure to racial bias in the media, even without realizing it.
Children aware of white male monopoly on White House
Oct 05, 2008 |
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Challenging the idea that children live in a color or gender blind world, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals most elementary-school-age children are aware there has been no female, African-American, ...
First U.S. survey on 'whiteness' conducted
Sep 07, 2006 |
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A first-of-its-kind U.S. survey shows there's more recognition of racial identity and of the social privileges that come with it than was thought.
Race bigotry falling in Britain
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Racial prejudice in Britain has been declining sharply in Britain since the 1980s thanks to the greater tolerance of younger generations - according to a new study.
Study: Americans Expect Business Leaders to Be White
Jul 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite decades of progress for minorities in corporate settings, Americans still expect business leaders to be white, and they judge white leaders as more effective than their minority counterparts. This ...
Minorities have poorer results, higher rates of inappropriate surgery to prevent stroke
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Minorities have poorer results and higher rates of unnecessary surgery from a common procedure used to remove plaque from inside the carotid artery, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center doctor who is lead author ...
Minorities, whites get equal care in hospitals
Mar 11, 2008 |
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A University of Maryland study of whether people receive different quality of hospital care because of their race or ethnicity found that when whites and minorities are admitted to a hospital for the same reason, they receive ...
