http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/kristina-olson-on-the-psychology-of-inequality/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/kristina-olson-on-the-psychology-of-inequality/#comment-58490 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:47:17 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/?p=18288#comment-58490 [...] The Psychology of Inequality- via thesituationist.wordpress.com – Dr. Olson discusses recent research indicating that even young children (aged 3-5 years), have an understanding of social inequality. In her lab and others, researchers are finding astounding evidence that children routinely notice social inequality, they favor individuals and groups who are high in social status, and they often behave in ways that perpetuate inequalities between individuals and groups. Olson describes these results, their implications, and will describe other behaviors children engage in that might offset some of these biases to uphold or perpetuate the status quo. [...]

]]> http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/kristina-olson-on-the-psychology-of-inequality/#comment-58225 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:57:32 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/?p=18288#comment-58225 [...] The Psychology of Inequality- via thesituationist.wordpress.com – Dr. Olson discusses recent research indicating that even young children (aged 3-5 years), have an understanding of social inequality. In her lab and others, researchers are finding astounding evidence that children routinely notice social inequality, they favor individuals and groups who are high in social status, and they often behave in ways that perpetuate inequalities between individuals and groups. Olson describes these results, their implications, and will describe other behaviors children engage in that might offset some of these biases to uphold or perpetuate the status quo. [...]

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