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Social psychologists have many theories to explain why diversity training doesn't work as intended. Studies show that any training generates a backlash and that mandatory diversity training in particular may even activate a bias. Researchers also see evidence of "irresistible stereotypes," or biases so deeply ingrained that they simply can't be taught away in a one-day workshop...
...issue, Michels is confident in the results of her latest research. “There have been a number of studies previously conducted that did suggest there is a link between induced abortion and breast cancer, but they were conducted very differently, in a way that may have induced bias,” Michels said. Michels, unlike other researchers, chose to conduct her study on 105,000 women in perfect health instead of on women already diagnosed with breast cancer. This is thought to be a better approach because women who are diagnosed with cancer might be more likely...
...accept or to mimic. Part of the problem with Imus' joke was that it was so tone-deaf. "That's some rough girls from Rutgers," he said. "Man, they got tattoos ... That's some nappy-headed hos there." The joke played badly in every community, raising memories of beauty bias (against darker skin and kinkier hair) that dates back to slavery. Tracy Riley, 37, of Des Moines, Iowa, who is of mixed race, said the incident was among her four kids' first exposures to overt racism. "Our kids don't see color the way we do," she said. "They...
...numbers are so skewed towards [having] finals before winter break,” he said. “When we have those kinds of margins, I think it largely cancels out any bias there was in the survey...
There is no denying that bias is bound to infiltrate coverage, but that doesn’t absolve “news” outlets of their responsibility to ensure that reporters are at least marginally objective. Good television reporters have an independent perspective for analyzing the news; bad television reporters have talking points and a pretty smile...