For example, if someone was interested in people’s beliefs about some difference between men and women in general, but only tested these beliefs against data from a convenience sample (like men and ...

The Asian American health narrative is situated within the complex interplay of racialized history, immigration patterns, and policies regarding Asians in the United States—a dynamic that has ...

Stereotypes are simplified and often inaccurate ideas about a group of people that can lead to harmful assumptions and reinforce prejudice. These representations, whether seen in media, books, or ...

Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on a person’s sex or gender. It can lead to many harmful behaviors, from acts of violence to subtle comments that reinforce stereotypes. All manifestations ...

A new series of studies from University of Wisconsin researchers found some reasons why stereotypes can be hard to get rid of despite having no supporting evidence. In the series, UW researcher in the ...

School can quickly dispel myths in a student. Lightning doesn't magically appear, we never use "if" with a verb in the conditional tense, and it was while searching for a sea route to China or the ...

What do Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Meryl Streep, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg have in common? They are all in their seventies They are all working They are all grandmothers In short, ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A new study from Indiana University suggests that gender stereotypes about women's ability in mathematics negatively impact their performance. And in a significant twist, both men ...

The Middle East has been seen through multiple perspectives but one: that of the native. More often than not, war movies like “American Sniper” and “War Dogs” use the Middle East and Arabs merely as ...