Posts Tagged ‘stereotypes’

College athletes learn to lose ‘dumb jock’ label

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — College coaches who emphasize players’ academic abilities may be the best defense against negative typecasting of student athletes. Continue…

Monday, April 22, 2013 14:19 - 3 Comments

Society & Culture - Feb 4, 2013 12:44 - 8 Comments

Trait by trait, sexes don’t differ much

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Forget Mars and Venus. Both men and women are from Earth, according to a new study that shows the sexes aren’t so dissimilar psychologically. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 23, 2013 14:57 - 3 Comments

For gay black men, coming out can feel like failure

RUTGERS (US) — Gay black men face a unique set of challenges and pressures from family and friends when they decide to come out, research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2013 15:44 - 1 Comment

Violent games stir up stereotypes of Arabs

U. MICHIGAN / IOWA STATE (US) — Playing violent video games about terrorism strengthens negative stereotypes about Arabs, even when Arabs are not portrayed in the games. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2013 11:18 - 0 Comments

Is spring break a stereotype gone wild?

PENN STATE (US) — Good or bad, college students’ behavior on spring break may not be much different from weekend activity on campus, say researchers. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2012 15:23 - 2 Comments

Plagiarism software tracks anti-Muslim bias

UNC-CHAPEL HILL / U. MICHIGAN (US) — Since 9/11, organizations using fear and anger to spread negative messages about Muslims have moved from the fringes of public discourse into the mainstream media, research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 26, 2012 14:25 - 5 Comments

Don’t believe what you hear about black cats

UC BERKELEY (US) — Stereotypes about kitty colors—black cats are bad luck—can have a negative effect on adoption rates at animal shelters, research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 24, 2012 12:04 - 1 Comment

Scientists aren’t immune to gender bias

YALE (US) — Despite being trained to ignore subjective criteria, a new study shows that both male and female scientists reveal gender bias when evaluating job applicants. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 14, 2012 10:46 - 0 Comments

Teen happiness may hinge on gender norms

CORNELL (US) — Regardless of sexual orientation, teens whose gender expression varies from the norm are not as happy as their gender-conforming peers. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 7, 2012 12:02 - 0 Comments

Kids who hear stereotype believe it, and more

NYU / PRINCETON (US) — Hearing generalizations about a group of people, like “boys have short hair,” can lead children to endorse a range of other stereotypes about the group. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 27, 2012 8:59 - 0 Comments

Sense of bias may harm poor teens’ health

CORNELL (US) — Adolescents who grow up in poverty are more likely to report being treated unfairly, and this perception of discrimination may cause harmful changes to their physical health, according to new research. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 21, 2012 12:39 - 0 Comments

‘Elite’ stereotypes can stymie success in kids

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Generalizations about the skills or likely success of a social group—of boys or girls, for example—can sometimes undermine performance, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 27, 2012 13:22 - 4 Comments

Merit hiring may omit top candidates

STANFORD (US) — Sometimes it is only by taking race and gender into account that schools and employers can admit and hire the best candidates, a new report argues. (more…)

Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2012 11:56 - 2 Comments

Alcohol images may prompt racial bias

U. MISSOURI (US) — A new study shows that simply being exposed to alcohol-related images can lead to increased expression of racial bias. (more…)

‘Men get math’ fails to explain gender gap

U. LEEDS (UK) / U. MISSOURI (US) — New research calls into question the theory claiming the “men are better at math” stereotype fuels the gender gap in mathematic fields. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 10:17 - 2 Comments

Language may trump race for young kids

U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers have found that for younger white children, language can loom larger than race in defining a person’s identity. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 27, 2011 10:21 - 0 Comments

Students who feel stereotyped fail to perform

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — The threat of a negative stereotype increases mind-wandering, which in turn can lead to a drop in performance, new research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 6, 2011 10:51 - 12 Comments

Do sex hormones drive career choice?

PENN STATE (US) — Teacher, pilot, nurse, or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people’s interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 15, 2011 15:15 - 27 Comments

Sex appeal: Women kiss science goodbye

U. BUFFALO (US) — When a woman’s goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from academic majors and activities related to science, technology, engineering, and math. (more…)

Page 1 of 212 »