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- Discrimination: What it is and how to cope
For many people, discrimination is an everyday reality Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
- Racism, bias, and discrimination
Racism is a form of prejudice that generally includes negative emotional reactions, acceptance of negative stereotypes, and discrimination against individuals Discrimination involves negative, hostile, and injurious treatment of members of rejected groups
- Exploring the cause and effects of subtle discrimination
A Rice University psychology lab is studying the more elusive forms of discrimination and ways to protect stigmatized groups
- Discussing discrimination
Gwendolyn Keita, PhD, executive director of APA’s Public Interest Directorate discusses how and why to put discrimination on the conversation agenda According to psychological research, talking openly about discrimination may threaten to unmask both conscious and unconscious belief systems about one’s own bias and prejudices
- Scientific research illuminating the mental health impacts of racism . . .
A study in JAMA Network Open suggests that racial discrimination can trigger depression and anxiety in some Black adolescents Researchers asked 1,596 Black adolescents in the United States to fill out a survey about their experiences of interpersonal racial discrimination and their feelings of marginalization The researchers then acquired fMRI brain imaging data while the participants viewed
- Ageism is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices. Psychologists . . .
Ageism is defined as discrimination against older people because of negative and inaccurate stereotypes—and it’s so ingrained in our culture that we often don’t even notice Most organizations now have diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) departments to tackle issues such as racism and gender bias
- Understanding ableism and negative reactions to disability
Ableism—prejudice and discrimination aimed at disabled people, often with a patronizing desire to “cure” their disability and make them “normal”—is one explanation Ableism, either subtly or directly, portrays individuals who are being defined by their disabilities as inherently inferior to nondisabled people
- Discrimination linked to increased stress, poorer health
Acts of discrimination are associated with higher reported stress levels and poorer reported health
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