Tag: Race
Why support for the death penalty is much higher among white...
Kevin O'Neal Cokley, University of Texas at Austin
Sentencing a person to die is the ultimate punishment. There is no coming back from the permanence...
Was that joke funny or offensive? Who’s telling it matters
Michael Thai, The University of Queensland and Alex Borgella, Fort Lewis College
In September, before the start of its 45th season, “Saturday Night Live” brought...
Why Trump’s stoking of white racial resentment is effective – but...
Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Eric Hoyt, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Many white men say they feel threatened by the increasing presence...
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
Tristan Bridges, University of California, Santa Barbara and Mignon R. Moore, Barnard College
Since 1972, social scientists have studied the General Social Survey to chart...
When America had an open prison – the story of Kenyon...
Emily Nagisa Keehn, Harvard University and Dana Walters, Harvard University
In a country with mass incarceration, horrific prison conditions and a penal system suffused with...
Minorities face more obstacles to a lifesaving organ transplant
Camilla Nonterah, University of Richmond
Patients who experience organ failure need a transplant to improve their odds of survival and to achieve a better quality...
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
Tristan Bridges, University of California, Santa Barbara and Mignon R. Moore, Barnard College
Since 1972, social scientists have studied the General Social Survey to chart...
We’re in a golden age of black horror films
Robin R. Means Coleman, Texas A&M University
In the horror genre, black is definitely back.
The movie “Ma,” which premieres on May 31, will star...
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Human experiments – the good, the bad, and the ugly
Anthony Wrigley, Keele University
Research involving human subjects is littered with a history of scandal that often shapes people’s views of the ethics of research....
