Saturday, January 17, 2009

The origins of prejudice | The price of prejudice | The Economist

The origins of prejudice | The price of prejudice | The Economist
In addition, a majority of those imagining the encounter predicted that they would not pick the racist student as their partner. However, those who were actually present in the room showed no tendency to shun the white student, even when he had been rude about the black one. People, it seems, are rather more prejudiced than they think they are.