Racism and Discrimination

Can implicit bias tests predict how people actually behave? A new adversarial collaboration finds that while indirect tests capture a tiny fraction of hidden bias, traditional self-report surveys are vastly superior at predicting race-related decisions.

Many universities and businesses now use language guides to eliminate supposedly harmful words like "master bedroom." However, a new study finds these bans may be misguided, as exposure to such terms causes no actual psychological distress.

A new study analyzing over 100,000 test sessions suggests the popular Implicit Association Test is driven more by a person's conscious effort to avoid mistakes than by their automatic, unconscious prejudices.

A recent study found that U.S. counties with a higher proportion of enslaved people in 1860 have wider mortality gaps between Black and White residents today. This historical legacy is maintained through modern economic and educational disparities.

A large analysis of business and law school graduates reveals that attending classes with a racially diverse student body is linked to higher median starting salaries, suggesting that diversity initiatives offer tangible economic benefits for all students.

Minority groups often reclaim offensive slurs as a tool for empowerment. However, newly published research has found that exposure to reclaimed homophobic language causes psychological distress in minority listeners and normalizes prejudice among majority observers.

As elections approach, instances of community violence often rise. A recent analysis of voting behavior suggests that African American voters residing in areas with higher hate crime rates are increasingly choosing mail-in ballots over visiting physical polling places.

Open science platforms are designed to share research quickly. A new study reveals that fringe researchers are increasingly exploiting these archives to legitimize debunked theories about race, genetics, and human behavior.

Does protecting free speech harm vulnerable minorities? A new analysis of over 600,000 people suggests the opposite, finding that individuals who prioritize open expression hold significantly more tolerant attitudes toward marginalized groups.

Researchers have developed a dual-threat model to explain modern antisemitism. The findings suggest that believing Jewish people hold excessive power triggers unique psychological fears across the political divide.

A recent analysis of national survey data suggests that playing video games does not correspond to increased prejudiced beliefs. Instead, researchers found that gamers tend to hold more inclusive cultural values than the general American public.

New research shows that breathing fine particulate air pollution is associated with a decline in semantic memory among older Black adults. The findings highlight how environmental factors may contribute to racial disparities in dementia.

A recent study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion suggests that racial resentment strongly predicts conservative political beliefs among White Americans who are not religiously conservative.

A regular diet of Fox News is strongly associated with white Americans embracing the Great Replacement Theory. By tracking viewers over time, researchers discovered that increasing media consumption directly correlates with rising support for the xenophobic conspiracy.

A large-scale analysis reveals that transgender individuals across Europe face decidedly higher rates of discrimination and violence than cisgender sexual minorities, regardless of the relative strength of their home country’s equality laws.