Progress? It Depends

Whites and nonwhites have different notions about how much racial equality America has achieved, but a research experiment showed that when nonwhitesare asked to evaluate the status quo compared with the past, or whites areasked to evaluate the status quo compared with where the country ought to be, the differences disappear.

SOURCE: Richard Eibach, Yale University; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - March 24, 2008

This Story Unequal Perspectives on Racial Equality Article \| Imagine that you are waiting in line to be born . . . Presently, you are scheduled to be born white. However, you are offered an alternative arrangement. In exchange for a cash gift, to be deposited in a bank account for you when you are born, you can choose to instead be born black. Progress? It Depends		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Richard Eibach, Yale University; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - March 24, 2008 ¬es=Whites and nonwhites have different notions about how much racial equality America has achieved, but a research experiment showed that when nonwhitesare asked to evaluate the status quo compared with the past, or whites areasked to evaluate the status quo compared with where the country ought to be, the differences disappear." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Richard Eibach, Yale University; Personality, Social Psychology Bulletin \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - March 24, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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