Research: Liking another group does not imply dislike towards own
A pair of psychologists conducted research over 70 years ago in which they asked young Black girls to pick between black and white dolls
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A pair of psychologists conducted research over 70 years ago in which they asked young Black girls to pick between black and white dolls
A pair of psychologists conducted research over 70 years ago in which they asked young Black girls to pick between black and white dolls. The girls overwhelming
A group of psychologists conducted a study over 70 years ago in which they asked young Black girls to choose between black and white dolls
More than 70 years ago, a pair of psychologists conducted a study in which they asked young Black girls to choose between Black and white dolls. The girls overwhelmingly chose white dolls, ascribing positive attributes to them. The Black girls’ choices and reasoning were interpreted by study authors to indicate “a feeling of inferiority among African-American children and damaged... self-esteem.” The die was cast in psychology discourse: If you like a group to which you don’t belong — an “outgroup” — it’s because you have bad feelings about your own group — your “ingroup....