Culture contributes to racism ... in other news, water is wet

By Verified Atheist on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 2:40pm |

Everyone’s a little bit racist, posits the song from the musical Avenue Q. But it may not be your fault, according to research in the latest edition of theBritish Journal of Social Psychology. In looking for the culprit as to why people tend to display tinges of racism, sexism or ageism, even towards members of their own group, a research team, led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, found that our culture may be partially to blame.

The research methodology is interesting even if the conclusion isn't very surprising.

URL:

http://www.cos.gatech.edu/stories/Everyone-is-a-Little-Bit-Racist-but-It-May-Not-Be-Your-Fault-Study-Suggests