Word: betterment
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...circumstance, whether the unseen character appeared to be treated positively or negatively by the seen character, and how well liked he or she appeared to be. In the end, across the majority of TV shows, viewers consistently said that the white characters had received more positive treatment and were better liked than their black counterparts. (See the top 10 TV series...
...study, students were asked to watch the same pro-white and pro-black clips, but this time they were also instructed to be on the look- out for evidence of subtle biased behavior. Afterward, viewers were asked to determine whether white characters or black characters were treated better...
Because each set of clips was created to favor one group or the other, there was only one right answer to the question. The students had a 50-50 chance of responding correctly - and that's exactly how well they did, no better than chance. In other words, the patterns of bias expressed in the characters' nonverbal behavior were not obvious to the viewers. "The effect [television has] on viewers might be something less than conscious," says Weisbuch...
...zone that divides them to each other's homes. Visiting the island last week with a group of peacemakers known as the Elders, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he was confident a deal was within reach and optimistic that both leaders were "completely determined to succeed". He knows better than most how elusive peace in Cyprus can be. Carter was responsible for the United States backing a 12-point Cyprus peace plan in 1978, which failed to produce results. Thirty years on, perhaps this time they'll finally get it right - if a missing corpse doesn't come between...
...levels vary. The report says that Muslims may be better integrated in the U.K. than in other parts of the E.U.: an average 78% of Muslims identified themselves as British, compared with 49% of Muslims who consider themselves French and just 23% who feel German. (See more about European politics in "The March to the Far Right...