Tag: racism

Exposure to racism harms children’s health

From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release: New research to be presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies 2017 Meeting illustrates the unhealthy effects racism can have on children,… Read more »

Losing sleep over discrimination? ‘everyday discrimination’ may contribute to sleep problems

From the Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins media release: People who perceive more discrimination in daily life have higher rates of sleep problems, based on both subjective and objective measures,… Read more »

Race biases teachers’ expectations for students

From the Johns Hopkins University media release: When evaluating the same black student, white teachers expect significantly less academic success than black teachers, a new study concludes. This is especially true… Read more »

Protecting a few students from negative stereotypes benefits entire classroom

From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Interventions targeted at individual students can improve the classroom environment and trigger a second wave of benefits for all classmates, new research shows…. Read more »