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Science Study wonders: Do you understand racism?
Science Study wonders: Do you understand racism? | Study wonders: Do you understand racism? |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Saturday, 10 January 2009 | |
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Page 3 of 4 Participants were earlier asked to predict their reaction to either racially-biased comment made by the white actor. Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsHowever, the researchers found that the participants experiencing the scene first-hand did not seem very upset by it. In fact, about two out of three participants (63%) selected the white person over the black person as their partner in the experiment. The researchers reported in the paper's abstract, “… when people actually experienced this event [an act of racism] they showed relatively little emotional distress.” The researchers also found that “… people overestimated the degree to which a racist comment would provoke social rejection of the racist.” Dr. Kawakami stated, "It's like these nasty racist comments aren't having an effect…. It's important to remind people that just because a black man has been elected as president doesn't mean racism is no longer a problem or issue in the States." [Bloomington (Illinois) Pantagraph (1-9-09): “Study: Gap in what we say vs. what we do about racism”] Page four ends the story with conclusions from the authors. |
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