Recent research has found that perceiving racial discrimination toward one’s own group results in the expression of more positive attitudes toward members of other racial minority groups; however, perceiving sexism results in the expression of more negative attitudes toward other stigmatized groups, namely, racial minorities. One possibility for this seeming discrepancy is that perceived group ...

We address the influence of both the ethnic composition of the neighborhood and the ethnicity of individual residents on moving out of neighborhoods in the Netherlands. Using the Housing Research Netherlands survey and multinomial logistic regression analyses of moving out versus not moving or moving within the neighborhood, we found that ethnicity at the individual level was not of much import...

This article argues that we need to understand media as spaces where minorities increasingly communicate interests, make claims and mobilize identities. With a focus on diasporic groups, the article looks at the multi-spatial character of communication and mobilization and its consequences for expression and communication of cultural and political belonging. Diasporic groups represent some of t...

This study investigates how educational equity is applied in university preparatory classes from the perspective of minority students. It explores students’ access to, participation and outcomes classes, as well factors that influence their experience attitude. Using a mixed research method, 320 students School Minzu Education were surveyed further in-depth interviews conducted with seven respo...

Many police agencies have enacted measures designed to reduce racial profiling, yet little empirical evidence exists regarding the effects of such programs. In this paper I use the occurrence of a racial profiling scandal in New Jersey to quantify the effect of a move towards more race-neutral policing. Using a quadrupledifferences approach, I estimate that the scandal and subsequent reforms le...

Racial and ethnic minorities bear a disproportionate burden of the diabetes epidemic; they have higher prevalence rates, worse diabetes control, and higher rates of complications. This article reviews the effectiveness of health care interventions at improving health outcomes and/or reducing diabetes health disparities among racial/ethnic minorities with diabetes. Forty-two studies met inclusio...

This paper examines the effects of group performance anxiety on the attrition of women and minorities from science, math, and engineering majors. While past research has relied primarily on the academic deficits and lower socioeconomic status of women and minorities to explain their absence from these fields, we focus on the impact of stereotype threat—the anxiety caused by the expectation of b...

INTRODUCTION 1. In many countries, systems of early childhood care and education (ECEC) are currently under review. A major force behind the reappraisal is the growing labour force participation of women, putting heavy demands on the existing systems that are forced to expand their capacity and to extend their services. A second major force is the alleged role of ECEC in preparing children from...