| Title | Why can't we just get along? Interpersonal biases and interracial distrust. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Dovidio, John F., Samuel L. Gaertner, Kerry Kawakami, and Gordon Hodson |
| Journal | Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 88-102 |
| Date Published | 2002 May |
| ISSN | 1099-9809 |
| Keywords | African Americans, European Continental Ancestry Group, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Prejudice, Race Relations, Social Perception, United States |
| Abstract | The authors review a series of studies that illustrate how one form of contemporary racial bias of Whites, aversive racism, can shape different perspectives of Blacks and Whites in ways that can undermine race relations. This research demonstrates that contemporary racism among Whites is subtle, often unintentional, and unconscious but that its effects are systematically damaging to race relations by fostering miscommunication and distrust. In particular, the authors examine the effects of aversive racism on outcomes for Blacks (e.g., in selection decisions), on the ways that Whites behave in interracial interactions, in the impressions that Whites and Blacks form of each other in these interactions, and on the task efficiency of interracial dyads. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10995-010-0650-3 |
| Alternate Journal | Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol |
