'becca’s Reviews > Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do > Status Update

close attachments between people from different groups can puncture holes in stereotypic beliefs and negative attitudes.

When someone seems foreign or unfamiliar or unpredictable, your gut reactions prepare you to be wary. That is when out-group bias can surface instinctively.

Her white classmates could hear about that scene and hold it at a distance. They can say, 'Oh, this is horrible, but I'm not going to let it affect me.' But that's not really a choice that I feel like I have.'

Her white classmates could hear about that scene and hold it at a distance. They can say, 'Oh, this is horrible, but I'm not going to let it affect me.' But that's not really a choice that I feel like I have.'

Her white classmates could hear about that scene and hold it at a distance. They can say, 'Oh, this is horrible, but I'm not going to let it affect me.' But that's not really a choice that I feel like I have.'

Being reminded of an 'increasingly diverse racial landscape' leads some to feel that discrimination against whites is on the rise, and to endorse more politically conservative views and policies.

The changing status of whites in America is tinder for the fire of white nationalism. When whites are the mainstream and everyone else the 'others,' things feel safe and comfortable for [them.] But by the middle of this century, white people are likely to be a minority in this country. Feeling outnumbered can signal a threat. That can seed fear and resentment, which can fuel desperate measures to reclaim primacy.

The changing status of whites in America is tinder for the fire of white nationalism. When whites are the mainstream and everyone else the 'others,' things feel safe and comfortable for [them.] But by the middle of this century, white people are likely to be a minority in this country. Feeling outnumbered can signal a threat. That can seed fear and resentment, which can fuel desperate measures to reclaim primacy.

More students rate themselves'liberal' today than at any time since 1973.

Universities, by their very nature, have long been both drivers and reflections of broad social change.