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Race May Play Significant Role in Presidential Election, Survey Finds
August 6, 2012 — Voters’ racial attitudes, both conscious and unconscious, may be a significant factor in this year’s U.S. presidential election, particularly since whites tend to prefer people of their ... > full story -
Racial Resentment Tied to Voter ID Law Preferences, U.S. Poll Finds
July 18, 2012 — A new U.S. poll reveals support for voter identification laws is strongest among Americans who harbor negative sentiments toward African ... > full story -
Social Media Powers Youth Participation in Politics
June 26, 2012 — A study shows that contrary to the traditional notion of a technological digital divide, substantial numbers of young people across racial and ethic groups are engaging in 'participatory politics' -- ... > full story -
More to Facial Perception Than Meets the Eye
June 15, 2012 — People make complex judgments about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race and gender, according to new ... > full story -
Sleep Times Influenced by Race, Ethnicity and Country of Origin
June 13, 2012 — Two new studies report sleep disparities among Americans based on racial and ethnic background. Study One looked at 400,000 national survey responses and found Americans born in the US are more ... > full story -
TV Viewing Linked to Unhealthy Eating Habits in School Children
May 7, 2012 — Television viewing and unhealthy eating habits in U.S. adolescents appear to be linked in a national survey of students in the fifth to tenth grades, according to a new ... > full story -
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Are Educators Showing a 'Positive Bias' to Minority Students?
May 4, 2012 — A psychology professor's research indicates that public school teachers under-challenge minority students by providing them more positive feedback than they give to white students, for work of equal ... > full story -
Infants Begin to Learn About Race in the First Year
May 2, 2012 — A new study confirms that though born with equal abilities to tell other-race people apart, by age 9 months infants are better at recognizing faces and emotional expressions of same-race people and ... > full story -
Fight or Flight: Violent Teens May Be Following Parents' Lead
April 29, 2012 — While it may be cute when a 3-year-old imitates his parent's bad behavior, when adolescents do so, it's no longer a laughing matter. Teens who fight may be modeling what they see adult relatives do ... > full story -
Math Teachers Demonstrate a Bias Toward White Male Students, Study Finds
April 16, 2012 — While theories about race, gender, and math ability among high school students have long been debated, a recent study found that math teachers are, in fact, unjustifiably biased toward their white ... > full story
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