Zero-sum beliefs of racial progress

With diversity rising in the United States, do people believe that progress for black Americans means increased discrimination against white Americans? Despite prior evidence of such ‘zero-sum’ beliefs, a provocative new study by Earle and Hodson challenges this narrative with large, nationally repr...

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Published in:Nature human behaviour 2020-02, Vol.4 (2), p.130-131
Main Authors: Perry, Sylvia P., Wages, James E.
Format: Article
Language:English
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African Americans
Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Discrimination
European Continental Ancestry Group
Experimental Psychology
Humans
Life Sciences
Microeconomics
Neurosciences
News & Views
news-and-views
Personality and Social Psychology
Sexual Behavior
United States
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Summary:With diversity rising in the United States, do people believe that progress for black Americans means increased discrimination against white Americans? Despite prior evidence of such ‘zero-sum’ beliefs, a provocative new study by Earle and Hodson challenges this narrative with large, nationally representative samples.
ISSN:2397-3374
2397-3374
DOI:10.1038/s41562-019-0788-y