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3 | {{expandable summary="Study: Learning (Not) to Know: Examining How White Ignorance Manifests and Functions in White Adolescents' Racial Identity Narratives"}} | ||
4 | **Source:** *Child Development* | ||
5 | **Date of Publication:** *2025* | ||
6 | **Author(s):** *Brandon D. Dull, Leoandra Onnie Rogers, Jade Ross* | ||
7 | **Title:** *"Learning (Not) to Know: Examining How White Ignorance Manifests and Functions in White Adolescents' Racial Identity Narratives"* | ||
8 | **DOI:** https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14215 | ||
9 | **Subject Matter:** *White Adolescents, Racial Identity, White Ignorance, Critical Whiteness Studies, Anti-White Bias* | ||
10 | |||
11 | {{expandable summary="📊 Key Statistics"}} | ||
12 | 1. **General Observations:** | ||
13 | - Sample Size: 69 White adolescents (ages 15.91 ± 0.49) | ||
14 | - 62% Female, 38% Male | ||
15 | - 84% of parents held a bachelor’s degree or higher | ||
16 | - Average neighborhood racial composition: 64% White | ||
17 | - Median family income: $139,868 | ||
18 | |||
19 | 2. **Subgroup Analysis:** | ||
20 | - 74% attended schools where White students made up less than 50% of the population | ||
21 | - 17% attended private schools | ||
22 | |||
23 | 3. **Other Significant Data Points:** | ||
24 | - 10% of participants focused only on their ethnic background and not race, excluding them from further analysis | ||
25 | {{/expandable}} | ||
26 | |||
27 | {{expandable summary="🔬 Findings"}} | ||
28 | 1. **Primary Observations:** | ||
29 | - The study identified three dominant manifestations of "White Ignorance": | ||
30 | - **Constructing Whiteness as Disadvantaged:** Claims of "reverse racism" and that White people are unfairly stereotyped as racist. | ||
31 | - **Framing Racism as Unimportant or Distant:** Use of colorblind ideologies ("we're all the same") and assertions that racism happens "elsewhere" but not in their own diverse communities. | ||
32 | - **Active Refusal to Know:** Explicit statements of not caring about race or being unwilling to engage with racial realities. | ||
33 | |||
34 | 2. **Subgroup Trends:** | ||
35 | - 24% claimed prejudice against White people. | ||
36 | - 42% said all White people are unfairly stereotyped as racist. | ||
37 | - 33% expressed colorblind views. | ||
38 | - 45% acknowledged racism exists but claimed it is not present in their environment. | ||
39 | - 21% openly expressed disinterest in racial issues. | ||
40 | - 26% could not or would not imagine how race affects their lives. | ||
41 | |||
42 | 3. **Specific Case Analysis:** | ||
43 | - A minority (16%) demonstrated resistance to White Ignorance by explicitly naming systemic racism and acknowledging White advantage. | ||
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45 | |||
46 | {{expandable summary="📝 Critique & Observations"}} | ||
47 | 1. **Strengths of the Study:** | ||
48 | - Extensive qualitative analysis using semi-structured interviews. | ||
49 | - Provides direct quotes and categorized examples for each identified theme. | ||
50 | - Positions adolescent White ignorance within a cultural and macrosystemic framework. | ||
51 | |||
52 | 2. **Limitations of the Study:** | ||
53 | - The entire study is based on the presupposition that White supremacy is an inherent, inescapable cultural system. | ||
54 | - The study does not examine counter-arguments or validate claims of "reverse racism." | ||
55 | - Participants' statements were filtered through a critical race theory-aligned analytical lens, which introduces ideological bias and frames White resistance as rare and problematic by default. | ||
56 | {{/expandable}} | ||
57 | |||
58 | {{expandable summary="📌 Relevance to Subproject"}} | ||
59 | - This study provides direct examples of how anti-White bias is institutionalized under the guise of "critical whiteness studies." | ||
60 | - It frames legitimate concerns of White adolescents (such as reverse discrimination) as pathological or invalid. | ||
61 | - Useful for documenting how CRT frameworks systematically dismiss White perspectives and reinforce anti-White narratives in developmental psychology. | ||
62 | {{/expandable}} | ||
63 | |||
64 | {{expandable summary="🔍 Racial Bias Examination"}} | ||
65 | 1. The study assumes that claims of anti-White discrimination are a form of "White Ignorance" rather than engaging with them as potentially valid experiences. | ||
66 | 2. The authors position the entire U.S. as a "White supremacist" system and argue that seeing Whites as disadvantaged is inherently a distortion, ignoring possible real-world evidence of anti-White bias. | ||
67 | 3. The study’s critical framing disallows neutral or pro-White interpretations and dismisses colorblindness as a harmful ideology. | ||
68 | {{/expandable}} | ||
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70 | {{expandable summary="📄 Other Wiki Pages That Should Reference This Study"}} | ||
71 | 1. [[Discrimination Against White People>>path:/bin/view/Main%20Categories/Discrimination/Discrimination%20Against%20White%20People/]] | ||
72 | 2. [[Critical Race Theory>>path:/bin/view/Main%20Categories/Ideologies/Critical%20Race%20Theory/]] | ||
73 | 3. [[White Identity Development>>path:/bin/view/Main%20Categories/Identity/White%20Identity%20Development/]] | ||
74 | 4. [[Anti-White Bias in Education>>path:/bin/view/Main%20Categories/Discrimination/Anti-White%20Bias%20in%20Education/]] | ||
75 | {{/expandable}} | ||
76 | |||
77 | {{expandable summary="📄 Download Full Study"}} | ||
78 | [[Download Full Study>>attach:Child Development - 2025 - Dull - Learning Not to Know Examining How White Ignorance Manifests and Functions in White.pdf]] | ||
79 | {{/expandable}} | ||
80 | {{/expandable}} | ||
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85 | Study: Reducing Implicit Racial Preferences: I. A Comparative Investigation of 17 Interventions"}} | ||
86 | **Source:** *Psychological Science* | ||
87 | **Date of Publication:** *2014* | ||
88 | **Author(s):** *Caleb E. Lai, Anthony G. Greenwald, et al.* | ||
89 | **Title:** *"Reducing Implicit Racial Preferences: I. A Comparative Investigation of 17 Interventions"* | ||
90 | **DOI:** [10.1177/0956797614535812](https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614535812) | ||
91 | **Subject Matter:** *Implicit Bias, Racial Psychology, Psychological Conditioning* | ||
92 | |||
93 | {{expandable summary="📊 Key Statistics"}} | ||
94 | 1. **General Observations:** | ||
95 | - Tested **17 different interventions** across **6,321 participants**, all measured via IAT (Implicit Association Test). | ||
96 | - Focused exclusively on reducing **pro-White, anti-Black preferences** — no reciprocal testing on anti-White bias. | ||
97 | |||
98 | 2. **Subgroup Analysis:** | ||
99 | - Educational and exposure-based interventions (e.g., multiculturalism, egalitarian messaging) failed to reduce bias significantly. | ||
100 | - Most effective short-term results came from **trauma-based or emotionally coercive interventions**. | ||
101 | |||
102 | 3. **Other Significant Data Points:** | ||
103 | - The **"Black hero" intervention**, where participants imagined being violently attacked by a White man and rescued by a Black man, was among the most effective. | ||
104 | - Effects of even the most extreme interventions **dissipated within 24–72 hours**, with no long-term behavioral change. | ||
105 | {{/expandable}} | ||
106 | |||
107 | {{expandable summary="🔬 Findings"}} | ||
108 | 1. **Primary Observations:** | ||
109 | - The interventions that produced the most dramatic IAT changes used **emotionally graphic narratives** depicting Whites as violent aggressors and Blacks as saviors. | ||
110 | - Merely showing positive Black images or promoting egalitarian values had minimal effect on implicit associations. | ||
111 | |||
112 | 2. **Subgroup Trends:** | ||
113 | - In the **"Black hero" condition**, participants were asked to imagine being physically beaten by a White person and then rescued by a Black person — an intentionally vivid and disturbing scenario. | ||
114 | - The **"Black victim" intervention** relied on emotionally shocking imagery of anti-Black violence (e.g., lynching) to induce guilt and disrupt positive associations with Whiteness. | ||
115 | |||
116 | 3. **Specific Case Analysis:** | ||
117 | - None of the scenarios reversed the framing (e.g., Black aggressor/White victim), confirming the ideological goal was **to degrade White identity**, not merely reduce bias. | ||
118 | - The study was **cited by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)** to justify DEI-aligned policy recommendations. | ||
119 | {{/expandable}} | ||
120 | |||
121 | {{expandable summary="📝 Critique & Observations"}} | ||
122 | 1. **Strengths of the Study:** | ||
123 | - Large sample size and systematic comparison across diverse intervention types. | ||
124 | - Clearly shows that **implicit preference is resilient** and not easily changed by education or exposure alone. | ||
125 | |||
126 | 2. **Limitations of the Study:** | ||
127 | - The most “effective” methods **relied on emotional manipulation, not persuasion or evidence**. | ||
128 | - Assumes **natural in-group preference is pathological** when expressed by White subjects but makes no effort to test other groups. | ||
129 | - **Zero attention to pro-Black or anti-White bias** — only White attitudes are pathologized. | ||
130 | |||
131 | 3. **Suggestions for Improvement:** | ||
132 | - Test the **psychological harm** and ethical implications of using graphic racial trauma to coerce attitude change. | ||
133 | - Include interventions that **strengthen ingroup empathy** without demonizing other groups. | ||
134 | - Disaggregate bias by **class, region, and individual experience**, rather than racially reducing all bias to “Whiteness.” | ||
135 | {{/expandable}} | ||
136 | |||
137 | {{expandable summary="📌 Relevance to Subproject"}} | ||
138 | - Provides direct evidence that **DEI-style implicit bias training** is based on emotionally abusive and **anti-White psychological framing**. | ||
139 | - Shows how **social science selectively targets Whites for attitude correction**, often using fictionalized racial trauma scenarios. | ||
140 | - Demonstrates that even extreme interventions **fail to achieve long-term change**, undermining the scientific justification for such policies. | ||
141 | {{/expandable}} | ||
142 | |||
143 | {{expandable summary="🔍 Suggestions for Further Exploration"}} | ||
144 | 1. Investigate **implicit bias training outcomes** in real-world institutional settings. | ||
145 | 2. Study **the ethical limits of psychological reprogramming** in DEI policies. | ||
146 | 3. Explore **natural ingroup preference across all races** using morally neutral frameworks. | ||
147 | {{/expandable}} | ||
148 | |||
149 | {{expandable summary="📄 Download Full Study"}} | ||
150 | [[Download Full Study>>attach:lai2014.pdf]] | ||
151 | {{/expandable}} | ||
152 | {{/expandable}} | ||
153 | |||
154 | {{expandable summary=" | ||
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156 | Study: School Choice Is Not Enough: The Impact of Critical Social Justice Ideology in American Education"}} | ||
157 | **Source:** *Social Science Research Network (SSRN)* | ||
158 | **Date of Publication:** *2020* | ||
159 | **Author(s):** *Eric Kaufmann, David Goldberg* | ||
160 | **Title:** *"School Choice Is Not Enough: The Impact of Critical Social Justice Ideology in American Education"* | ||
161 | **DOI:** [10.2139/ssrn.3730517](https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3730517) | ||
162 | **Subject Matter:** *K–12 Education, CRT, Indoctrination, Teacher Training* | ||
163 | |||
164 | {{expandable summary="📊 Key Statistics"}} | ||
165 | 1. **General Observations:** | ||
166 | - Surveyed **over 800 educators** and analyzed **curricula, training materials, and administrator communications**. | ||
167 | - Found that **CSJ ideology is deeply embedded in public school systems**, including charter and magnet schools. | ||
168 | |||
169 | 2. **Subgroup Analysis:** | ||
170 | - Teachers reported being trained to believe **Whiteness = privilege + harm**, not just historical context. | ||
171 | - Administrators disproportionately **disciplined or suppressed dissenting White teachers or parents**. | ||
172 | |||
173 | 3. **Other Significant Data Points:** | ||
174 | - **Majority of educators fear retribution** if they question CSJ orthodoxy. | ||
175 | - **Curriculum mandates racial self-critique** primarily for White students, often starting in elementary grades. | ||
176 | {{/expandable}} | ||
177 | |||
178 | {{expandable summary="🔬 Findings"}} | ||
179 | 1. **Primary Observations:** | ||
180 | - CSJ ideology **functions as an implicit worldview**, not a neutral teaching tool. | ||
181 | - “Equity” in practice means **dismantling of perceived White dominance**, often through emotional manipulation of students. | ||
182 | |||
183 | 2. **Subgroup Trends:** | ||
184 | - White students and teachers report **feeling targeted or dehumanized** in diversity sessions. | ||
185 | - Minority students were often **placed in victim-centric identity frameworks**, reinforcing grievance politics. | ||
186 | |||
187 | 3. **Specific Case Analysis:** | ||
188 | - In several documented districts, **student activities included “unlearning Whiteness” workshops**. | ||
189 | - One district mandated that teachers **“de-center White perspectives”** in all classroom subjects. | ||
190 | {{/expandable}} | ||
191 | |||
192 | {{expandable summary="📝 Critique & Observations"}} | ||
193 | 1. **Strengths of the Study:** | ||
194 | - One of the few empirical studies documenting **systemic ideological bias in education**. | ||
195 | - Strong evidentiary base drawn from **firsthand educator testimony** and training materials. | ||
196 | |||
197 | 2. **Limitations of the Study:** | ||
198 | - Study is based on **self-reported perceptions**, though many are substantiated with examples. | ||
199 | - Focus is primarily U.S.-centric; international parallels not explored. | ||
200 | |||
201 | 3. **Suggestions for Improvement:** | ||
202 | - Future studies could **quantify the academic and emotional impact** on White students. | ||
203 | - Comparative analysis with **non-CSJ schools** (e.g., classical models) would clarify causal impact. | ||
204 | {{/expandable}} | ||
205 | |||
206 | {{expandable summary="📌 Relevance to Subproject"}} | ||
207 | - Documents how **CRT-aligned ideology disproportionately targets White students and teachers**. | ||
208 | - Confirms that **school choice fails to protect against ideological indoctrination** when CSJ is systemic. | ||
209 | - Supports the need for **explicitly anti-indoctrination educational frameworks** grounded in neutrality and merit. | ||
210 | {{/expandable}} | ||
211 | |||
212 | {{expandable summary="🔍 Suggestions for Further Exploration"}} | ||
213 | 1. Investigate **legal protections for students against compelled ideological speech**. | ||
214 | 2. Study **alternatives to CSJ pedagogy**, such as classical liberal education or civic humanism. | ||
215 | 3. Examine **psychological outcomes** of guilt-based racial framing among White children. | ||
216 | {{/expandable}} | ||
217 | |||
218 | {{expandable summary="📄 Download Full Study"}} | ||
219 | [[Download Full Study>>attach:Goldberg and Kaufmann - School Choice Is Not Enough The Impact of Critical Social Justice Ideology in American Education.pdf]] | ||
220 | {{/expandable}} | ||
221 | {{/expandable}} | ||
222 | |||
223 | {{expandable summary=" | ||
224 | |||
225 | Study: Segregation, Innocence, and Protection: The Institutional Conditions That Maintain Whiteness in College Sports"}} | ||
226 | **Source:** *Journal of Diversity in Higher Education* | ||
227 | **Date of Publication:** *2019* | ||
228 | **Author(s):** *Kirsten Hextrum* | ||
229 | **Title:** *"Segregation, Innocence, and Protection: The Institutional Conditions That Maintain Whiteness in College Sports"* | ||
230 | **DOI:** [10.1037/dhe0000140](https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000140) | ||
231 | **Subject Matter:** *Critical Race Theory, Sports Sociology, Anti-White Institutional Framing* | ||
232 | |||
233 | {{expandable summary="📊 Key Statistics"}} | ||
234 | 1. **General Observations:** | ||
235 | - Based on **47 athlete interviews**, cherry-picked from non-revenue Division I sports. | ||
236 | - The study claims **“segregation”**, but presents no evidence of actual exclusion or policy bias — just demographic imbalance. | ||
237 | |||
238 | 2. **Subgroup Analysis:** | ||
239 | - Attributes **White participation** in certain sports to "systemic racism", ignoring **self-selection, geography, and cultural affinity**. | ||
240 | - Claims White athletes are “protected” from race discussions — but never engages with **Black overrepresentation in revenue sports**. | ||
241 | |||
242 | 3. **Other Significant Data Points:** | ||
243 | - White athletes are portrayed as **ignorant of their privilege**, a claim drawn entirely from CRT frameworks rather than behavior or outcome. | ||
244 | - **No empirical data** is offered on policy, scholarship distribution, or team selection criteria. | ||
245 | {{/expandable}} | ||
246 | |||
247 | {{expandable summary="🔬 Findings"}} | ||
248 | 1. **Primary Observations:** | ||
249 | - Frames **normal demographic patterns** (e.g., majority-White rosters in tennis or rowing) as "institutional whiteness". | ||
250 | - **Ignores the structural dominance** of Black athletes in high-profile revenue sports like football and basketball. | ||
251 | |||
252 | 2. **Subgroup Trends:** | ||
253 | - White athletes are criticized for **lacking racial awareness**, reinforcing the moral framing of **Whiteness as inherently problematic**. | ||
254 | - **Cultural preference, individual merit, and athletic subculture** are all excluded from consideration. | ||
255 | |||
256 | 3. **Specific Case Analysis:** | ||
257 | - Argues that college sports **reinforce racial hierarchy** without ever showing how White athletes benefit more than Black athletes. | ||
258 | - Offers **no comparative analysis** of scholarships, graduation rates, or media portrayal by race. | ||
259 | {{/expandable}} | ||
260 | |||
261 | {{expandable summary="📝 Critique & Observations"}} | ||
262 | 1. **Strengths of the Study:** | ||
263 | - Useful as a clear example of **how CRT ideologues weaponize demography** to frame White majority spaces as inherently suspect. | ||
264 | - Shows how **academic literature systematically avoids symmetrical analysis** when outcomes favor White participants. | ||
265 | |||
266 | 2. **Limitations of the Study:** | ||
267 | - **Excludes revenue sports**, where Black athletes dominate by numbers, prestige, and compensation. | ||
268 | - **Fails to explain** how team composition emerges from voluntary participation, geography, or subcultural identity. | ||
269 | - Treats **racial imbalance as proof of racism**, bypassing merit, interest, or socioeconomic context. | ||
270 | |||
271 | 3. **Suggestions for Improvement:** | ||
272 | - Include **White athlete perspectives** without pre-framing them as racially naive or complicit. | ||
273 | - **Compare all sports**, including those where Black athletes thrive and lead. | ||
274 | - Remove CRT framing and **evaluate outcomes empirically**, not ideologically. | ||
275 | {{/expandable}} | ||
276 | |||
277 | {{expandable summary="📌 Relevance to Subproject"}} | ||
278 | - Demonstrates how **DEI-aligned research reframes benign patterns** as oppressive when White majorities are involved. | ||
279 | - Illustrates **anti-White academic framing** in environments where no institutional barrier exists. | ||
280 | - Provides a concrete example of how **CRT avoids acknowledging Black dominance in elite spaces** (revenue athletics). | ||
281 | {{/expandable}} | ||
282 | |||
283 | {{expandable summary="🔍 Suggestions for Further Exploration"}} | ||
284 | 1. Investigate **racial self-sorting and cultural affiliation** in athletic participation. | ||
285 | 2. Compare **media framing of White-majority vs. Black-majority sports**. | ||
286 | 3. Study **how CRT narratives distort athletic merit and demographic outcomes**. | ||
287 | {{/expandable}} | ||
288 | |||
289 | {{expandable summary="📄 Download Full Study"}} | ||
290 | [[Download Full Study>>attach:Hextrum - 2020 - Segregation, innocence, and protection The institutional conditions that maintain whiteness in coll.pdf]] | ||
291 | {{/expandable}} | ||
292 | {{/expandable}} | ||
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294 | {{expandable summary=" | ||
295 | |||
296 | Study: Racial Bias in Pain Assessment and Treatment Recommendations"}} | ||
297 | **Source:** *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)* | ||
298 | **Date of Publication:** *2016* | ||
299 | **Author(s):** *Kelly M. Hoffman, Sophie Trawalter, Jordan R. Axt, M. Norman Oliver* | ||
300 | **Title:** *"Racial Bias in Pain Assessment and Treatment Recommendations, and False Beliefs About Biological Differences Between Blacks and Whites"* | ||
301 | **DOI:** [10.1073/pnas.1516047113](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1516047113) | ||
302 | **Subject Matter:** *Medical Ethics, Race in Medicine, Implicit Bias* | ||
303 | |||
304 | {{expandable summary="📊 Key Statistics"}} | ||
305 | 1. **General Observations:** | ||
306 | - Analyzed responses from **222 white medical students and residents**. | ||
307 | - Investigated belief in **false biological differences between Black and White people**. | ||
308 | - Measured how those beliefs affected **pain ratings and treatment recommendations**. | ||
309 | |||
310 | 2. **Subgroup Analysis:** | ||
311 | - **50% of participants endorsed at least one false belief** (e.g., Black people have thicker skin or less sensitive nerve endings). | ||
312 | - Those who endorsed false beliefs were **more likely to underestimate Black patients' pain**. | ||
313 | |||
314 | 3. **Other Significant Data Points:** | ||
315 | - Bias was **most prominent among first-year students**, diminishing slightly with experience. | ||
316 | - Study used **hypothetical case vignettes**, not real patient data. | ||
317 | {{/expandable}} | ||
318 | |||
319 | {{expandable summary="🔬 Findings"}} | ||
320 | 1. **Primary Observations:** | ||
321 | - False biological beliefs were **strongly correlated with racial disparity** in pain assessment. | ||
322 | - Endorsement of such beliefs led to **less appropriate treatment for Black patients** in fictional cases. | ||
323 | |||
324 | 2. **Subgroup Trends:** | ||
325 | - Medical students with **no false beliefs showed no treatment bias**. | ||
326 | - No evidence was presented of **active discrimination** — bias appeared linked to **misinformation, not malice**. | ||
327 | |||
328 | 3. **Specific Case Analysis:** | ||
329 | - Fictional vignettes demonstrated that **misinformation about biology**, not systemic malice, led to unequal care. | ||
330 | - The study **did not show bias against White patients**, nor explore disparities affecting them. | ||
331 | {{/expandable}} | ||
332 | |||
333 | {{expandable summary="📝 Critique & Observations"}} | ||
334 | 1. **Strengths of the Study:** | ||
335 | - Provides valuable insight into **how medical myths can affect judgment**. | ||
336 | - Demonstrates the importance of **clinical education and evidence-based practice**. | ||
337 | |||
338 | 2. **Limitations of the Study:** | ||
339 | - Fails to examine **bias affecting White patients**, including under-treatment of opioid dependence or mental health. | ||
340 | - Only focuses on one direction of disparity, treating **White patients as a control** rather than a population worthy of study. | ||
341 | - **Overemphasizes "racial bias"** narrative despite the findings being more about **ignorance than intent**. | ||
342 | |||
343 | 3. **Suggestions for Improvement:** | ||
344 | - Include **comparison groups for all races**, not just a binary Black–White framework. | ||
345 | - Investigate **systemic neglect of poor rural White populations**, especially in Appalachia and the Midwest. | ||
346 | - Clarify the **distinction between false belief and racial animus**, which the study conflates under CRT framing. | ||
347 | {{/expandable}} | ||
348 | |||
349 | {{expandable summary="📌 Relevance to Subproject"}} | ||
350 | - Shows how **DEI-aligned narratives exploit limited findings** to vilify White professionals. | ||
351 | - Provides an example of a **legitimate medical education issue being repackaged as “racial bias.”** | ||
352 | - Highlights the **lack of reciprocal scrutiny** of how minorities may receive **preferential narrative framing** or **programmatic support**. | ||
353 | {{/expandable}} | ||
354 | |||
355 | {{expandable summary="🔍 Suggestions for Further Exploration"}} | ||
356 | 1. Study whether **DEI training reduces false beliefs** or simply **induces White guilt**. | ||
357 | 2. Investigate **biases against White rural patients**, especially regarding **opioid or pain management stigma**. | ||
358 | 3. Conduct **clinical outcome studies**, not self-reported vignettes, to test **real-world disparities**. | ||
359 | {{/expandable}} | ||
360 | |||
361 | {{expandable summary="📄 Download Full Study"}} | ||
362 | [[Download Full Study>>attach:Hoffman et al. - 2016 - Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological dif.pdf]] | ||
363 | {{/expandable}} | ||
364 | {{/expandable}} | ||
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368 | Study: Rising Morbidity and Mortality in Midlife Among White Non-Hispanic Americans"}} | ||
369 | **Source:** *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)* | ||
370 | **Date of Publication:** *2015* | ||
371 | **Author(s):** *Anne Case, Angus Deaton* | ||
372 | **Title:** *"Rising Morbidity and Mortality in Midlife Among White Non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st Century"* | ||
373 | **DOI:** [10.1073/pnas.1518393112](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1518393112) | ||
374 | **Subject Matter:** *Public Health, Mortality, Socioeconomic Factors* | ||
375 | |||
376 | {{expandable summary="📊 Key Statistics"}} | ||
377 | 1. **General Observations:** | ||
378 | - Mortality rates among **middle-aged white non-Hispanic Americans (ages 45–54)** increased from 1999 to 2013. | ||
379 | - This reversal in mortality trends is unique to the U.S.; **no other wealthy country experienced a similar rise**. | ||
380 | |||
381 | 2. **Subgroup Analysis:** | ||
382 | - The increase was **most pronounced among those with a high school education or less**. | ||
383 | - Hispanic and Black non-Hispanic mortality continued to decline over the same period. | ||
384 | |||
385 | 3. **Other Significant Data Points:** | ||
386 | - Rising mortality was driven primarily by **suicide, drug and alcohol poisoning, and chronic liver disease**. | ||
387 | - Midlife morbidity increased as well, with more reports of **poor health, pain, and mental distress**. | ||
388 | {{/expandable}} | ||
389 | |||
390 | {{expandable summary="🔬 Findings"}} | ||
391 | 1. **Primary Observations:** | ||
392 | - The rise in mortality is attributed to **substance abuse, economic distress, and deteriorating mental health**. | ||
393 | - The increase in **suicides and opioid overdoses parallels broader socioeconomic decline**. | ||
394 | |||
395 | 2. **Subgroup Trends:** | ||
396 | - The **largest mortality increases** occurred among **whites without a college degree**. | ||
397 | - Chronic pain, functional limitations, and self-reported mental distress **rose significantly in affected groups**. | ||
398 | |||
399 | 3. **Specific Case Analysis:** | ||
400 | - **Educational attainment was a major predictor of mortality trends**, with better-educated individuals experiencing lower mortality rates. | ||
401 | - Mortality among **white Americans with a college degree continued to decline**, resembling trends in other wealthy nations. | ||
402 | {{/expandable}} | ||
403 | |||
404 | {{expandable summary="📝 Critique & Observations"}} | ||
405 | 1. **Strengths of the Study:** | ||
406 | - **First major study to highlight rising midlife mortality among U.S. whites**. | ||
407 | - Uses **CDC and Census mortality data spanning over a decade**. | ||
408 | |||
409 | 2. **Limitations of the Study:** | ||
410 | - Does not establish **causality** between economic decline and increased mortality. | ||
411 | - Lacks **granular data on opioid prescribing patterns and regional differences**. | ||
412 | |||
413 | 3. **Suggestions for Improvement:** | ||
414 | - Future studies should explore **how economic shifts, healthcare access, and mental health treatment contribute to these trends**. | ||
415 | - Further research on **racial and socioeconomic disparities in mortality trends** is needed. | ||
416 | {{/expandable}} | ||
417 | |||
418 | {{expandable summary="📌 Relevance to Subproject"}} | ||
419 | - Highlights **socioeconomic and racial disparities** in health outcomes. | ||
420 | - Supports research on **substance abuse and mental health crises in the U.S.**. | ||
421 | - Provides evidence for **the role of economic instability in public health trends**. | ||
422 | {{/expandable}} | ||
423 | |||
424 | {{expandable summary="🔍 Suggestions for Further Exploration"}} | ||
425 | 1. Investigate **regional differences in rising midlife mortality**. | ||
426 | 2. Examine the **impact of the opioid crisis on long-term health trends**. | ||
427 | 3. Study **policy interventions aimed at reversing rising mortality rates**. | ||
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430 | {{expandable summary="📄 Download Full Study"}} | ||
431 | [[Download Full Study>>attach:Case and Deaton - 2015 - Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century.pdf]] | ||
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435 | {{expandable summary="Study: How Do People Without Migration Background Experience and Impact Today’s Superdiverse Cities?"}} | ||
436 | **Source:** *Urban Studies* | ||
437 | **Date of Publication:** *2023* | ||
438 | **Author(s):** *Nina Glick Schiller, Jens Schneider, Ayşe Çağlar* | ||
439 | **Title:** *"How Do People Without Migration Background Experience and Impact Today’s Superdiverse Cities?"* | ||
440 | **DOI:** [10.1177/00420980231170057](https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980231170057) | ||
441 | **Subject Matter:** *Urban Diversity, Migration, Identity Politics* | ||
442 | |||
443 | {{expandable summary="📊 Key Statistics"}} | ||
444 | 1. **General Observations:** | ||
445 | - Based on interviews with **White European residents** in three major European cities. | ||
446 | - Focused on how **"non-migrants" (code for native Whites)** perceive and adapt to so-called “superdiversity”. | ||
447 | |||
448 | 2. **Subgroup Analysis:** | ||
449 | - Interviewees were **overwhelmingly framed as obstacles** to multicultural harmony. | ||
450 | - Researchers **pathologized attachment to local culture or ethnic identity** as “resistance to change”. | ||
451 | |||
452 | 3. **Other Significant Data Points:** | ||
453 | - Claims that even positive civic participation by Whites may **“reinforce white privilege.”** | ||
454 | - Provides **no quantitative data** on actual neighborhood changes or crime statistics. | ||
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456 | |||
457 | {{expandable summary="🔬 Findings"}} | ||
458 | 1. **Primary Observations:** | ||
459 | - Argues that White natives, by simply existing and having a historical presence, **“shape urban inequality.”** | ||
460 | - Positions White cultural norms as inherently oppressive or exclusionary. | ||
461 | |||
462 | 2. **Subgroup Trends:** | ||
463 | - Critiques White residents for seeking **cultural familiarity or demographic continuity.** | ||
464 | - Presents **White neighborhood cohesion** as a form of “invisible boundary-making.” | ||
465 | |||
466 | 3. **Specific Case Analysis:** | ||
467 | - Interviews frame **normal concerns about safety, schooling, or housing** as coded “racism.” | ||
468 | - Treats **multicultural disruption** as inherently positive, and **resistance as bigotry.** | ||
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470 | |||
471 | {{expandable summary="📝 Critique & Observations"}} | ||
472 | 1. **Strengths of the Study:** | ||
473 | - Reveals how **social scientists increasingly treat Whiteness itself as a problem.** | ||
474 | - Offers an **unintentional case study in academic anti-White framing.** | ||
475 | |||
476 | 2. **Limitations of the Study:** | ||
477 | - **Completely ignores migrant-driven displacement** of working-class Whites. | ||
478 | - Makes **no attempt to understand White residents sympathetically**, only as barriers. | ||
479 | - Lacks analysis of **economic factors, crime, housing scarcity, or policy failures** contributing to discontent. | ||
480 | |||
481 | 3. **Suggestions for Improvement:** | ||
482 | - Include **White perspectives without presuming guilt or fragility.** | ||
483 | - Disaggregate “White” by **class, locality, or experience** — not treat as a monolith. | ||
484 | - Balance cultural analysis with **hard demographic and economic data.** | ||
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486 | |||
487 | {{expandable summary="📌 Relevance to Subproject"}} | ||
488 | - Demonstrates how **academic literature increasingly stigmatizes White presence** in urban life. | ||
489 | - Shows how **“diversity” is defined as the absence or silence of native populations.** | ||
490 | - Useful for exposing how **CRT and superdiversity discourse erase White communities' legitimacy.** | ||
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492 | |||
493 | {{expandable summary="🔍 Suggestions for Further Exploration"}} | ||
494 | 1. Study the **psychological impact of demographic displacement** on native European populations. | ||
495 | 2. Examine **rising crime and social fragmentation** in “superdiverse” zones. | ||
496 | 3. Analyze how **housing, schooling, and local economies** are impacted by mass migration. | ||
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498 | |||
499 | {{expandable summary="📄 Download Full Study"}} | ||
500 | [[Download Full Study>>attach:Crul et al. - 2023 - How do people without migration background experience and impact today’s superdiverse cities.pdf]] | ||
501 | {{/expandable}} | ||
502 | {{/expandable}} |