Ethnicity News

Improving Husband’s Diet Relies on Couples Talking

May 24th, 2012
Communication Important for Husband’s Dietary ChangeIt may be that the best method to help married men adopt a healthier diet is to improve communication channels between the couple – particularly ...

U.S. Programs to Improve Marriages Fall Short

May 23rd, 2012
U.S. Programs to Improve Marriages Fall ShortEach year, the U.S. government invests hundreds of millions of dollars in education programs designed to promote healthy marriages, with a ...

Temporal Context Impacts Discrimination

May 22nd, 2012
Temporal Context Influences DiscriminationA new study suggests timing can affect whether females and minorities experience discrimination – at least in the case of higher education. The finding comes from an experiment in which ...

Negative Words Can Be Shut Out Unconsciously

May 9th, 2012
Negative Words Can Be Shut Out UnconsciouslyOur brains can unconsciously decide to withhold negative information, according to new work by psychologists at Bangor University in the U.K. Writing in the ...

How Unconscious Racial Attitudes Could Affect Presidential Vote

May 8th, 2012
Unconscious Racial Attitudes Could Affect Presidential VoteA new study shows that racial attitudes are already playing a substantial role in the upcoming presidential election. Led by psychologists at the ...

Unearned Praise Can Hurt Minority Students

May 5th, 2012
Unearned Praise Can Hurt Minority StudentsSome public school teachers under-challenge minority students by giving them more positive feedback than they give to white students for ...

Black Women Leaders are Expected to be Assertive

April 20th, 2012
Black Women Leaders are Expected to be AssertiveA new study finds that black women are expected to act assertively in the workplace. Researchers say this behavior ...

Online Guide Helps Women Face Breast Cancer Risk

April 16th, 2012
Online GuideHelps Women Face Breast Cancer RiskA customized web-based support tool provides customized information on the risks and management of breast cancer. The online decision guide helps a woman make important ...

Response to Racial Insults Rooted in Cultural Foundations

April 13th, 2012
Response to Racial Insults Rooted in Cultural Foundations In an effort to explain the variance in individual responses to racial insults, investigators have determined that where ...

Some Social Ties Can Hinder Healthy Lifestyle

April 12th, 2012
Some Social Ties Can Hinder Healthy Lifestyle  For people in low-income, minority communities, the demands created by tight-knit social connections — such as being a single parent or ...