
Discrimination: What it is and how to cope
Oct 31, 2019 · 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, …
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, …
Talking to kids about discrimination
Mar 9, 2016 · Discussing discrimination can be hard enough for adults. Talking to kids about the subject can be especially daunting. People can be discriminated against for any number of …
Understanding ableism and negative reactions to disability
Dec 14, 2021 · Ableism—prejudice and discrimination aimed at disabled people, often with a patronizing desire to “cure” their disability and make them “normal”—is one explanation. …
Exploring the cause and effects of subtle discrimination
Oct 1, 2020 · A Rice University psychology lab is studying the more elusive forms of discrimination and ways to protect stigmatized groups.
Whereas prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination are directed most commonly at members of stigmatized groups (historically groups low in structural power, including groups defined by …
Implicit bias - American Psychological Association (APA)
Implicit bias, also known as implicit prejudice or implicit attitude, is a negative attitude, of which one is not consciously aware, against a specific social group.
Interpreting item statistics
Dec 14, 2021 · Some teachers use online assessment systems (often embedded inside district Student Information Systems) that report ‘item statistics’ for their assessments.
Unlike overt discrimination that stems from explicit and intentional prejudice, microaggression incidents facing racial minorities likely stem from automatic and unintentional racism.
A vast body of psychological research documents poverty’s detrimental effects on life chances, health, and well-being across the lifespan. Additionally, social psychological research provides …