How You Should Read Coronavirus Studies, or Any Science Paper
By: Carl Zimmer
Race Essentialism and Social Contextual Differences in Children’s Racial Stereotyping
By: Kristin Pauker
Pauker’s study is observing how children from Massechustes and Hawaii ages 4-11 years old view racial cognitions and stereotypes. Children’s concept of race is created by outside factors. Such as demographic makeup, or local norms, should also impact what stereotypes are available in that context. By studying two states opposite of each other will result in varying results. The experiment concluded that as the age of the children increased so did the amount of outgoing stereotyping. In reference to the difference in the environment, kids in Massechustes did more outgoing stereotyping compared to the kids in Hawaii. The results supported their hypothesis that social context and age affects the way children see race.
