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  Quitting Smoking Especially Difficult for Select Groups

  February 12, 2010 — With the national trend toward quitting smoking flat, psychologists are finding some success with treatments aimed at helping smokers from under-served groups, including racial and ethnic minorities ... > full story
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  After 18, Family Influence Still Key to One's Ethnic Identity

  February 1, 2010 — The formative years don't stop at 18, according to a new study that found the actions and lifestyle of the family continue to influence whether young adults embrace their ethnicity and take pride in ... > full story
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  Caucasians and Asians Don't Examine Faces in the Same Way

  January 26, 2010 — Caucasians and Asians don't examine faces in the same way, according to new ... > full story
• Smoking Addiction
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  Minority Teen Boys Smoke More When They Perceive Discrimination; Girls Do Not

  January 19, 2010 — Researchers in Indiana report that minority teen boys smoke more when they perceived discrimination, girls reacted differently. There does not appear to be an association between perceived ... > full story
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  Race-Based Misdiagnosis Still Remains a Health Care Problem

  January 6, 2010 — Black men are over-diagnosed with schizophrenia at least five times higher than any other group -- a trend that dates back to the 1960s, according to new ... > full story
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  Few Americans With Major Depression Receive Adequate Treatment

  January 4, 2010 — Many US adults with major depression do not receive treatment for depression or therapy based on treatment guidelines, and some racial and ethnic groups have even lower rates of adequate depression ... > full story
• Child Psychology
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  Assessing Eyesight and Ethnic Group Norms in Young Children

  January 4, 2010 — How common are vision disorders in infants and young children, and do rates differ by ethnic ... > full story
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  Nonverbal Communication of Race Bias on TV Influences Viewers' Own Bias

  December 17, 2009 — Subtle patterns of nonverbal behavior that appear on popular television programs influence racial bias among viewers. Black characters elicit especially negative nonverbal responses, such as facial ... > full story
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  Ancestry Attracts, but Love Is Blind

  November 19, 2009 — People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin color. Research shows that Mexicans mate according to proportions of ... > full story
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  Awareness of Racism Affects How Children Do Socially and Academically

  November 13, 2009 — A study of more than 120 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse US elementary school children shows that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early and that those biases can be ... > full story

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