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Even if we think that we've gone past judging a book by its cover, a new research from the Rice University shows that people with facial disfigurements or other obvious wounds tend to be discriminated against when applying for a new job.
The list of factors that influence employers' decisions includes bir... |
9 November 2011
10:44 GMT |
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A group of experts from the University of the Basque Country (UBC) says that certain forms of prejudice may in fact be personality traits that are common to a certain group of individuals.
The experts mostly focused their efforts on understanding why certain people have generalized beliefs about other social groups... |
9 November 2011
09:33 GMT |
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A group of investigators led by experts at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) says that their latest study on the influence of culture on human behavior revealed a worrying aspect – the way our culture is set up is poised to instill a little bit of racism and discrimination in everyone of us.
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3 October 2011
09:00 GMT |
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In the workplace, women still face a lot of ridicule and discrimination if they want to breastfeed. Already, not many new mothers do this, despite it being the best and most natural course of action. Being subjected to discrimination does not help in this regard at all. Healthcare agencies and departments around the ... |
19 April 2011
03:58 GMT |
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The physical health of obese individuals may depend on the manner they are treated in a restaurant, on the street or in the workplace, the results of a new study shows. Experts argue that discrimination can have a direct effect on physical health in this population. Scientists at the Purdue University analyzed obese ... |
3 March 2011
09:25 GMT |
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A blonde-haired and blue-eyed 21-year-old beauty queen has stepped forward to speak of bullying and racial discrimination on the Miss IndiaNZ beauty pageant, where she was told to the face she was “not Indian enough” to win. According to the Telegraph, Jacinta Lal is born to a Indo-Fijian father and a New... |
14 October 2010
13:41 GMT |
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The Westboro Baptist Church is not looking to make any friends among celebrities, having already targeted Gaga, Bieber and Lambert. Now, it can also count on Ozzy Osbourne as an enemy. For those who are not in the know, one of the favorite activities of the WBC is to discriminate against the gays even by showing up a... |
8 October 2010
09:41 GMT |
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A new investigation conducted by researchers in the United States reveals that the general public has registered no change in perception and discrimination levels when it comes to those who suffer from severe mental illnesses. Unfortunately, the correlation was also found to hold true for people who suffered from sub... |
16 September 2010
03:42 GMT |
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Teens say that its tough enough being their age in today's society how it is, but the situation is worse for adolescents who are also part of ethnic minorities. These minorities still feel the effects of discrimination, say investigators at an American university. The team says that it's hard being a teen,... |
14 September 2010
09:02 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it would appear that children with a wandering eye are less likely to be invited to birthday parties than their peers who have no such problems. The researchers who conducted this work say that social acceptance for these children is very low among colleagues and kids their own ag... |
20 August 2010
09:56 GMT |
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Humans are known for their tendency to divide society into groups. Most commonly, these groups fall into two simple categories, the ones that a certain individual is a part of, and another one to which he or she does not belong to. Some groups are formed through experiences, such as a group of friends, while others i... |
13 April 2010
05:56 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Michigan have recently released a new report saying that more than 25 percent of Arabs living in the Greater Detroit area have been discriminated against, or otherwise abused, following the unfortunate incidents of September 11, 2001. The personal and familial abuse was based on either... |
18 December 2009
06:57 GMT |
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In late August, Madonna performed in Bucharest, Romania, as part of her Sticky & Sweet tour. While on stage, the Queen of Pop took a short break from singing to discuss an issue she said she had become acquainted with, that of Gypsy discrimination. In return, audiences booed her. Now, Ethan Hawke is speaking in Madon... |
3 November 2009
11:21 GMT |
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A new study seems to indicate the fact that, in the 19th century, Irish emigrants to England renounced baptizing their children with Catholic names such as Patrick and Bridget, our of fear that the English would discriminate against them. The research team, based at the Durham and Northumbria universities, says that ... |
20 October 2009
20:11 GMT |
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More and more people are classified as overweight or obese with each passing day in what has been generally referred to as the obesity epidemics. Health experts constantly issue warnings about the health risks the obese and overweight are exposed to because of the many extra pounds, but the danger for them lurks from... |
20 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study conducted by criminologists at the University of Leicester, in the United Kingdom, the effects of hate crime are both more widespread and deeper than initially estimated in other scientific papers. The experts also distinguish between the most aggressive forms of such crimes, such ... |
14 September 2009
09:52 GMT |
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The other week, as she was performing on her Sticky & Sweet tour in Bucharest, Romania, Madonna managed to get herself booed for cutting her set and addressing a 60,000-strong crowd on the issue of discrimination. In a statement released over the weekend to gossip blogger Perez Hilton, the singer’s rep says her... |
31 August 2009
03:22 GMT |
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For years now, Madonna’s tours have stirred controversy, either because she chooses to make a statement on art by being strapped on a mirrored cross or because of her dance moves and the way she dresses. The other night, though, as the singer performed in Bucharest, Romania, it was something that she said that ... |
28 August 2009
03:58 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, published in the June issue of the scientific journal American Sociological Review, a publication of the American Sociological Association, the African American population in the United States is more likely than the White population to experience the sanctions of the welfare syst... |
2 June 2009
02:54 GMT |
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According to a new study, conducted in collaboration by the universities of Kent and Buffalo, men and women who feel pressure to look attractive are also more afraid of rejection than their peers who do not feel the same pressure. The results of the investigations also revealed that the pressure affects especially co... |
30 May 2009
05:33 GMT |
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According to the first study ever to assess the behavior of high-quality teachers in American schools, top educators are very likely to leave the institutions that are experiencing an affluence of African American students. In other words, whenever a learning institution – that is supposed to offer equal oppor... |
27 May 2009
21:01 GMT |
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University of British Colombia experts have recently published a new study showing the fact that people with Pakistani, Indian or Chinese names have a much lower chance of having their applications accepted for various positions than applicants who have English-sounding names. During the research, thousands of CVs we... |
21 May 2009
09:11 GMT |
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A blood type “frenzy” is currently sweeping Japan, authorities announce, in that all people are very interested in determining what their most outstanding blood-related features are. The country still holds the widespread belief that a person's blood houses a great deal of his or her character, and n... |
2 February 2009
16:01 GMT |
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The second largest computer maker in the world, Dell, is now being sued by female former top executives, alleging discrimination after the company announced a series of job cuts earlier this year. It seems that the Texas-based multinational technology company unfairly laid off four former senior female employees, who... |
31 October 2008
07:09 GMT |
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We all know that, when it comes to child safety and even customer support, the Xbox Live is not exactly something you would call "perfect", but at least the company is doing its best in order to change things around. However, it seems that every now and then they exaggerate things a bit too much and the only people w... |
15 May 2008
03:16 GMT |
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