Implicit Racial Biases in Preschool Children and Adults From Asia and Africa.
Child Dev
; 87(1): 285-96, 2016.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26435128
ABSTRACT
This research used an Implicit Racial Bias Test to investigate implicit racial biases among 3- to 5-year-olds and adult participants in China (N = 213) and Cameroon (N = 257). In both cultures, participants displayed high levels of racial biases that remained stable between 3 and 5 years of age. Unlike adults, young children's implicit racial biases were unaffected by the social status of the other-race groups. Also, unlike adults, young children displayed overt explicit racial biases, and these biases were dissociated from their implicit biases. The results provide strong evidence for the early emergence of implicit racial biases and point to the need to reduce them in early childhood.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Development
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Racism
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Asia
Language:
En
Year:
2016
Type:
Article