MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
I can't believe 4 and 5 year olds have prejudices based upon names, and racial prejudices at that. That's very surprising to me, and depressing. The adult stuff is depressing too of course, but sadly not surprising.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2463266&page=1
"Putting Names to the Test
In 2004, "20/20" brought together a group of young black professionals who doubted that the black-sounding names on their resumes made a difference. We put 22 pairs of names to the test, posting identical resumes, with the only difference being the name.
Since the content of the resumes was identical, it would make sense that they'd get the same attention. However, the resumes with the white-sounding names were actually downloaded 17 percent more often by job recruiters than the resumes with black-sounding names.
"You really never know why you don't get called back for that interview. I thought it's because of my job skills. But I never thought it was because of my name," said Tremelle, a participant in the study.
Jack Daniel, a professor of communication at the University of Pittburgh, has done research that shows both white and black children prefer white-sounding names.
Daniel asked a group of 4- and 5-year-old children a series of questions. The children were asked to answer the questions based solely on names. For example, "Who is the smartest, Sarah or Shaniqua?"
"Sarah," one boy answered.
Daniel asked, "Who would you like to play with, Tanisha or Megan?"
"Megan," another child said.
Daniel asked, "Who took the bite out of your sandwich? Do you think it was Adam or Jamal?"
Another boy said, "Jamal."
Inferring From a Name
Why do we discriminate based on names? It may not be about race but instead what some names signal about a person's background.
"A distinctively black name tells us that a person typically comes from a neighborhood that has higher poverty, lower income, more likely to have teen mothers, et cetera," Fryer said.
There's new research that shows names may even tell us about more than just social background; a name may affect future decisions about marriage and career.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2463266&page=1
"Putting Names to the Test
In 2004, "20/20" brought together a group of young black professionals who doubted that the black-sounding names on their resumes made a difference. We put 22 pairs of names to the test, posting identical resumes, with the only difference being the name.
Since the content of the resumes was identical, it would make sense that they'd get the same attention. However, the resumes with the white-sounding names were actually downloaded 17 percent more often by job recruiters than the resumes with black-sounding names.
"You really never know why you don't get called back for that interview. I thought it's because of my job skills. But I never thought it was because of my name," said Tremelle, a participant in the study.
Jack Daniel, a professor of communication at the University of Pittburgh, has done research that shows both white and black children prefer white-sounding names.
Daniel asked a group of 4- and 5-year-old children a series of questions. The children were asked to answer the questions based solely on names. For example, "Who is the smartest, Sarah or Shaniqua?"
"Sarah," one boy answered.
Daniel asked, "Who would you like to play with, Tanisha or Megan?"
"Megan," another child said.
Daniel asked, "Who took the bite out of your sandwich? Do you think it was Adam or Jamal?"
Another boy said, "Jamal."
Inferring From a Name
Why do we discriminate based on names? It may not be about race but instead what some names signal about a person's background.
"A distinctively black name tells us that a person typically comes from a neighborhood that has higher poverty, lower income, more likely to have teen mothers, et cetera," Fryer said.
There's new research that shows names may even tell us about more than just social background; a name may affect future decisions about marriage and career.
