Putting yourself in another person's shoes may be particularly difficult when it comes to race. Research has found that white Americans routinely underestimate the negative effects of discrimination on black Americans. Meanwhile, black Americans are much more likely to believe that conditions are deteriorating for African-Americans. We'll look at what those results mean and how they play into discussions of race on the campaign trail.
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Human Behavior, Race and Politics
Listen Thursday, Mar. 27, 2008 at 1:28 p.m. in Politics, SocietyGuests
Shankar Vedantam
National Reporter and "Department of Human Behavior" Columnist at The Washington Post
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