Economic Turmoil Makes White People More Racist
Credit: Machine Made
June 13, 2014

Via Breitbart Unmasked:

Amy Krosch and David Amodio of New York University have conducted some groundbreaking psychological research that ties economic hardship to intensified racism.

“When the economy declines, racial minorities are hit the hardest. Although existing explanations for this effect focus on institutional causes, recent psychological findings suggest that scarcity may also alter perceptions of race in ways that exacerbate discrimination,” according to Amy Krosch and David Amodio of New York University.

“We tested the hypothesis that economic resource scarcity causes decision makers to perceive Africa...

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