ERIC Number: EJ1089277
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Implicit Racial Biases in Preschool Children and Adults from Asia and Africa
Qian, Miao K.; Heyman, Gail D.; Quinn, Paul C.; Messi, Francoise A.; Fu, Genyue; Lee, Kang
Child Development, v87 n1 p285-296 Jan-Feb 2016
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.
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Preschool Children, Social Status, Adults, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon; China
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD046526