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Racism is a public health issue
Racism may be important in the development of illness and countering it should be considered a public health issue, argues a senior psychiatrist in this week's BMJ. Studies in the United States report associations between perceived racial discrimination and high blood pressure, birth weight, and days off sick. In a recent study from the United Kingdom, victims of discrimination were more likely... View More (2003-01-08)
White children more positive toward blacks after learning about racism, study shows
Challenging the idea that racism education could be harmful to students, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin found the results of learning about historical racism are primarily positive. The study appears in the November/December issue of the journal Child Development. View More (2007-11-15)
Discrimination is associated with depression among minority children
Minority children often encounter racism in their daily lives, and those who experience discrimination more often have more symptoms of depression. View More (2010-05-03)
Claims of "Post-Racial" Society and Other Denials of Racism May Reflect Ignorance of History
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. View More (2013-01-16)
Whites Believe They Are Victims of Racism More Often Than Blacks
Whites believe that they have replaced blacks as the primary victims of racial discrimination in contemporary America, according to a new study from researchers at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Business School. View More (2011-05-24)
Motivation to end racism relies on 'yes we can' approach
If you're trying to end racism, it's not enough to get people to understand that racism is still a problem. You also have to make them feel like they can do something about it. View More (2010-11-30)
Compelling Evidence Highlights Racism in Rural Areas
Research, published today by University of Leicester investigators, draws on studies by experts across the country and echoes claims made recently by Chair of the CRE Trevor Phillips that the countryside is a place "in which people from ethnic minorities feel uncomfortable". View More (2004-10-26)
Sleep problems may be a link between perceived racism and poor health
Perceived racial discrimination is associated with an increased risk of sleep disturbance, which may have a negative impact on mental and physical health, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 14, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS). View More (2011-06-14)
Race and gender influence people's perceptions of how fairly they are paid
Race and gender have a strong influence on people's perceptions of how fairly they are paid, according to new research by University of Warwick Researcher Maureen Paul, to be presented at the Royal Economic Society's Annual Conference on Tuesday 8 April. Her analysis of data from the British Social Attitudes Survey reveals that the average non-white employee is more likely than a white employee... View More (2003-04-02)
Racism shapes African-American women's views on depression care
African-American women's beliefs about depression and depression care are consistently and systematically influenced by racism, according to a new study conducted at Oregon Health & Science University. The results are published online in the American Journal of Public Health. View More (2010-07-08)
Redressing the ethnic imbalance in the classroom
Nearly 13 percent of schoolchildren in England are from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, yet 95% of those employed to teach them are white. The TC21 project, managed by Sudha Raghavan in the school of education, is trying to recruit more people from ethnic minorities onto teacher training courses across the region, to try to redress this imbalance. "Low numbers of black and ethnic... View More (2004-02-23)
Migratory flux and new racism
The growing migratory flux to Portugal makes it necessary to re-examine the fundamental question of social co-existence among groups that are culturally different. Recent research in social psychology carried out at Instituto de Ci'™ncias Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa - ICSUL (Social Sciences Institute of Lisbon University), within the framework of the programme "Racism and... View More (2002-10-14)
Discrimination and racism, post September 11
A summary and brief overview follows of a report entitled: Effects of the Events of September 11th 2001 on Discrimination and Implicit Racism in Five Religious and Seven Ethnic Groups, produced by the University of Leicester. KEY FINDINGS: Muslims were found to have not only the greatest risk of being victims of both implicit racism and general discrimination before September 11th, but also the... View More (2002-08-28)
Xenophobia, For Men Only
Very few people fear dandelions. Or even dangerous things - like Hummers. We may object to outsized automobiles on principle, but the mere sight of them doesn't make us tremble and sweat and run away. On the other hand, even toddlers show an automatic and powerful fear of snakes, including harmless ones. View More (2009-02-05)
Racial discrimination has different mental health effects on Asians, study shows
The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. View More (2008-05-09)
Color-blind racial ideology linked to racism, both online and offline
mages from racial theme parties that are posted on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace not only elicit different reactions from different people based on their race and their attitudes toward diversity, they also represent an indirect way to express racist views about minorities. View More (2010-04-22)
Rebuffing racial insults: How culture shapes our behavior
The color of our skin or where we come does matter when it comes to how we react to a racist insult. A new study has found that African American women are more likely than Asian American women to directly rebuff racist comments, a difference that may reflect deeply rooted cultural differences. View More (2012-04-13)
Study shows people's racial biases can skew perceptions of how much help victims need
When assessing the amount of help someone needs, people's perceptions can be skewed by their racial biases, according to a Kansas State University study. View More (2010-01-13)
The British Psychological Society London Conference 1999
The British Psychological Society's London Conference 1999 takes place on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 December at the Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL. View More (1999-12-16)
Experiences of migrant children: at home abroad
Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from Eastern Europe and their children, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). View More (2012-05-10)
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