The content of our cooperation, not the color of our skin
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 10:01
in Psychology & Sociology
It's widely acknowledged that a common threat unites people. Individuals who were previously separated by social class, race or ethnicity come together, forming new cooperative alliances to defeat a common enemy. But does it take an external threat—an attack like Pearl Harbor or 9/11—to make these social divisions melt away?