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Are a majority of Americans prejudiced against blacks?, with Leonie Huddy

People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

English - April 19, 2022 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
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A talk with political scientist Leonie Huddy on the topic of research on American racism and prejudice.  I was interested in discussing framings like this one from a 2012 USA Today article: "U.S. majority have prejudice against blacks" and ask her if such confident framings were justified based on the research, or if they were over-stated and irresponsible. Topics discussed: the ambiguity that can be present when attempting to study prejudice, especially for studies that seek to measure it rather indirectly; how worst-case and pessimistic framings and interpretations of studies and surveys can add to us-versus-them political animosity.