By four years, children have already begun to internalise bias and stereotypes. Yet research shows teachers and parents are often uncomfortable or unsure about talking to children about cultural difference.
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Exit polling shows that Hillary Clinton actually won the poor and working class vote. If “Make America Great Again” wasn’t fueled by an angry underclass, what powered it?
Hateful movements were able to grow in the early 20th century because the centre right let it happen.
Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most influential personalities in history, celebrated for his advocacy of non-violent resistance. But his dark side is now receiving increased attention.
Overt discrimination based on race is discouraged in American society. But the bar is lower when it comes to gender bias. The 2016 election is a good case study.
The time is right for a crash course on section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, its exemptions and the powers of the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Since the future is so uncertain, South Africa’s best response to Trump’s election is to learn the lessons of its causes.
Swinburne political scientist Bryan Cranton looks at why so many experts got the US Election so wrong
At this time, researchers cannot prove a direct relationship. But social learning theory shows that people learn from one another, via observation, imitation and modeling.
Mixed neighbourhoods won’t necessarily make people friendlier.
Trump has given extremists a high-profile stage, but in the process exposed them to the disinfecting sunlight.
The reality of the November 4 rally in Jakarta is much more complex than growing Islamic radicalism in Indonesia.
Two major trials in the killings of black victims in South Carolina start this week. Learn about the state’s past and present struggle with racial violence in this roundup.
A more nuanced approach is needed to what upsets or disturbs people.
A lack of clarity around the meaning of ‘racism’ leads to the word being used promiscuously.
How can conversations around race, class and gender be allowed back into classrooms without becoming emotionally harmful and divisive?
The Christian left has played a strong role in America’s history. In this election too, it is not silent.
Is xenophobic rhetoric enough to get Latinos to turn out in large numbers? An expert on Latino politics explains.
Islamophobia affects all those who encounter it – whether they are Muslim or not.
What are the race-related struggles that African-American students experience throughout their school years? Here’s the story of Tyrone.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
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Professor of Indigenous Health; Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Macalester College
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University
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Associate professor, Southern Cross University
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of History, McGill University
