How media covered Katrina aftermath affects response by blacks and whites
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 14:14
in Psychology & Sociology
New research shows that black and white Americans responded differently when exposed to a video presentation that described Hurricane Katrina and then blamed the botched relief efforts on one of two causes: either government incompetence or racism, because the majority of Katrina's victims were black...
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