stereotypes

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“A series of pioneering studies in the 1930s found no empirical support for widely held racial stereotypes.[17] By the mid-1950s, Gordon Allport wrote that, “It is possible for a stereotype to grow in defiance of all evidence.”[35]”
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stereotype

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“Many people of faith are forgoing attending services because they are afraid of being confronted by ICE, even if they have legal status.”
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status

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“Many people of faith are forgoing attending services because they are afraid of being confronted by ICE, even if they have legal status.”
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sense of belonging

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“A sense of belonging—the subjective feeling of deep connection with social groups, physical places, and individual and collective experiences—is a fundamental human need that predicts numerous mental, physical, social, economic, and behavioural outcomes.”
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segregation

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“She’s morbidly fascinated by racial and class segregation among cemeteries.”
From Los Angeles Times

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racism

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“The vice president is especially ham-fisted, but the tactic of using racism to persuade white voters to reject their economic self-interest is hardly new in Republican politics.”
From Salon

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racially

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“Some people took the pun to mean the ad was implying a racially superior ideal of beauty.”
From BBC
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