News tagged with prejudice

Sitting it out

Youngsters in Norway today are not as fit as earlier generations, and even the best perform less well. Researchers now warn that a wave of inactivity could have a major long-term health impact.

Health Jan 19, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists: They are surprisingly normal

(Medical Xpress) -- A multi-media production with a musical narrative set in the day room of a psychiatric hospital, Inside a Quiet Mind brought together Cambridge Neuroscientists and mental health service ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 16, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Research states that prejudice comes from a basic human need and way of thinking

(Medical Xpress) -- Where does prejudice come from? Not from ideology, say the authors of a new paper. Instead, prejudice stems from a deeper psychological need, associated with a particular way of thinking. People who aren’t ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 20, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1 |

A vaccination against social prejudice

Evolutionary psychologists suspect that prejudice is rooted in survival: Our distant ancestors had to avoid outsiders who might have carried disease. Research still shows that when people feel vulnerable to illness, they ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 29, 2011 | 3 / 5 (3) | 1 |

Fighting prejudice through imitation

New research shows that you can reduce racial prejudice simply by having a person mimic the movements of a member of the race he or she is prejudiced against. The method may work by activating brain mechanisms that contribute ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 03, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Mothers are the most responsible in transferring of sexist attitudes

A study at the University of the Basque Country reveals a link between the sexist attitudes of mothers and that of her sons and daughters. Published this month in the magazine Psicothema, the results also l ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 30, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Confronting homophobia in South Africa

"Being gay is not a sickness or a choice." This is just one of the uncompromising messages in a bold poster campaign being rolled out by the newly launched Ukwazana Programme which works in the sprawling townships ...

HIV & AIDS Sep 28, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Stereotypes and status symbols impact if a face is viewed as black or white

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Tufts University, Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine has found that the perception of race can be altered by cues to social status as ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 26, 2011 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 7 |

Research suggests female minorities are more affected by racism than sexism

Studies by the University of Toronto's psychology department suggest that racism may impact some female minority groups more deeply than sexism.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 11, 2011 | not rated yet | 1

Ironic Effects of Anti-Prejudice Messages

(Medical Xpress) -- Organizations and programs have been set up all over the globe in the hopes of urging people to end prejudice. According to a research article, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Sc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 07, 2011 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 11 |

Prejudice linked to women's menstrual cycle

Women's bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fueled by genetics, according to a study by Michigan State University psychology researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 22, 2011 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0 |

Immunity in the mind

Do our own prejudices and perceptions of people help defend our bodies against infectious disease?

Psychology & Psychiatry May 11, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

To reduce prejudice, try subtlety: study

(Medical Xpress) -- A team led by University of Arizona researcher Jeff Stone sought to expand what is known about effective prejudice reduction strategies, finding that a key when confronted by a prejudiced individual is ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 09, 2011 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0 |

Personal contact reduces tension, prejudice

(Medical Xpress) -- Does interacting with other groups reduce prejudice and conflict? Can it be proven? "The answer is yes, it helps, overwhelmingly," says Thomas F. Pettigrew, social psychology research professor ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 29, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

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