Tag: Prejudice

  • Nation & World

    What fuels prejudice?

    A postdoctoral fellow working in the lab of Psychology Professor Matt Nock,Brian O’Shea is the lead author of a study that suggests racial tension may stem not from different groups being exposed to each other, but fear of a different sort of exposure — exposure to infectious diseases. The study is described in a July…

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    Brian O'Shea
  • Nation & World

    Fighting prejudice by admitting it

    Everyone is prejudiced, said a conference speaker. But there are ways to undermine and manage it.

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