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China is one of those rare modern societies that is notracially mixed?the presence of different races in thepopulation, which is second nature to us, doesn’t occurthere. Despite the popularity of U.S. media in China (andall over the world), even Caucasian Westerners who visitChina often find themselves stared at in amazement, while tous, seeing faces with Asian features is normal. DuringSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s recent visit to China,she was attacked with the kind of racial slurs that haven’tbeen seen in the U.S. press since the inception of theCivil Rights movement. This was done despite the fact that theChinese regularlydenounce theUnited States as being racist for treating black peoplebadly.
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Newswise – Race matters when it comes to interpreting facialexpressions. When whites see the same computer generatedfacial expressions on both whites and blacks, they interpretthe black expressions as looking more hostile.

Psychologist Kurt Hugenberg says such misperceptions mayhelp explain how racial stereotypes are perpetuated. Evenpeople who claim not to be prejudiced are susceptible tothis, suggesting an unconscious bias.

Hugenberg and fellow psychologist Galen Bodenhausenconducted a series of experiments, with results published inthe journal Psychological Science. They found that whitesshow greater readiness to see anger in black faces than inwhite faces. This belief was especially strong in prejudicedpeople.
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Newswise – The races identified in the U.S. census are: white(Caucasian), black (African-American), Hispanic (usuallySpanish speaking natives from South America), NativeAmerican (American Indians) and Asian. The problem is thatpeople are allowed to check more than one box in reply toracial questions. When this happens, government computersidentify them as full members of their minority race, evenif they are partially (or mostly) white.
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Using PET scans, scientists can now observe the brain at work. They already know that “real” and “false” memories activate different parts of the brain, which could validate the experiences of abductees, if an objective test of them is ever conducted. Now it’s been discovered that PET scans can reveal whether or not an individual is racially prejudiced. Tests have revealed that the brain area associated with self-control becomes active when prejudiced Causasians are shown photos of, or interact with, people of a race they dislike, even if they claim no racial prejudice. Discoveries like this may lead to an ability to virutally read the mind–for scientists to discover our most hidden thoughts and feelings.
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