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History, prejudice, and the study of social inequities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2012

Jules P. Harrell  and
Edna Greene Medford
Jules P. Harrell
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059. jharrell@howard.edu
Edna Greene Medford
Affiliation:
Department of History, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059.
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Abstract

Integrating a historical perspective into studies of prejudicial attitudes facilitates the interpretation of paradoxical findings of the kind cited in the target article. History also encourages research to move beyond the study of prejudice and to consider institutional and structural forces that maintain social inequities. Multilevel approaches can study these factors in both field and laboratory studies.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 6 , December 2012 , pp. 433 - 434
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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