In race stereotypes, issues are not so black and white
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 20:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Recent race-related events in Ferguson, Mo., St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago, Charleston, S.C., and New York City -- all point to the continuing need to study and understand race relations in modern America. These events show how race and stereotypes are intertwined and can lead to explosive situations and protests. Now, three researchers have approached this problem by asking, why do white Americans' stereotypes of black Americans take the particular forms they do?