With diversity rising in the United States, do people believe that progress for black Americans means increased discrimination against white Americans? Despite prior evidence of such ‘zero-sum’ beliefs, a provocative new study by Earle and Hodson challenges this narrative with large, nationally representative samples.
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Perry, S.P., Wages, J.E. Zero-sum beliefs of racial progress. Nat Hum Behav 4, 130–131 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0788-y
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