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Single discrimination events alter college students’ daily behavior

November 4, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Discrimination, Sleep

UW researchers aimed to understand both the prevalence of discrimination events and how these events affect college students in their daily lives. Over the course of two academic quarters, the team compared students’ self-reports of unfair treatment to passively tracked changes in daily activities, such as hours slept, steps taken or time spent on the phone.

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Central Valley workplaces can be hostile for minority doctors

October 23, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Discrimination, MEDICAL EDUCATION

Despite the dire need for primary health care providers in California’s Central Valley, workplace discrimination and harassment can cause some of them to change practices or leave the region entirely.

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From Hate Speech to Hate Crimes

October 2, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Discrimination, France, Gun Violence, Internet, mass shootings, Psychology, Social Media, Sociology, Technology, Violence

UNLV sociologist researches how interacting in online white supremacist networks can convert hateful words into real violence.

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Fathers May Protect Their LGB Kids from Health Effects of Discrimination

September 18, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Discrimination, Parenting, Parents

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals who report being discriminated against but who feel close to their fathers have lower levels of C-reactive protein —a measure of inflammation and cardiovascular risk—than those without support from their fathers, finds a new study from researchers at NYU College of Global Public Health.