Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychology behind the unfunny consequences of jokes that denigrate
Q: Why did the woman cross the road?
Sep 7, 2016
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News tagged with prejudice
Psychology & Psychiatry
LGB individuals living in anti-gay communities die early
In the first study to look at the consequences of anti-gay prejudice for mortality, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals who lived in ...
Feb 15, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reveals latest evidence that prejudice causes the perception of threat
When people feel or act negatively toward a group, they may explain their feelings or behavior by saying, "I felt threatened." However, new research reveals how easily people can be conditioned to feel prejudice—and that ...
Jul 29, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers should avoid using terms like 'race,' 'ancestry' and 'ethnicity' interchangeably
Health-care researchers should avoid using terms like "race," "ancestry" and "ethnicity" interchangeably in their studies and research reports, says McMaster University professor Sonia Anand in her latest study in PLOS Global ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Health
The poor, in fact, are less likely to sue their doctor
Contrary to the common perception among physicians that poor people sue doctors more frequently, Ramon L. Jimenez from the Monterey Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Institute and his team demonstrate that socioeconomically ...
Feb 27, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes
People who live in communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes, including more heart disease and mental health problems and higher overall mortality rates, according to research published ...
Mar 7, 2022
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Pediatrics
Children with trisomy 13 and 18 and their families are happy
Children with trisomy 13 or 18, who are for the most part severely disabled and have a very short life expectancy, and their families lead a life that is happy and rewarding overall, contrary to the usually gloomy predictions ...
Jul 23, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows prejudice, not principle, often underpins 'free-speech defense' of racist language
Two researchers at the University of Kansas have conducted a study suggesting that "explicit racial prejudice is a reliable predictor of the 'free speech defense' of racist expression."
May 3, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People assume sexists are also racist and vice versa
The stigma associated with prejudice against women and people of color seems to transfer from one group to another, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Feb 15, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People present themselves in ways that counteract prejudices toward their groups, study finds
Individuals from stigmatized groups choose to present themselves in ways that counteract the specific stereotypes and prejudices associated with their group, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a ...
Apr 17, 2013
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