Researchers told Newsweek the study may 'ease the minds of those worried that anti-discrimination policies will necessarily put traditionally advantaged groups (e.g. whites) at a disadvantage.'
White people and Republicans were found to underestimate the amount of discrimination black people experienced. Republicans also tended to think black and white people face prejudice in more equal amounts than evidence suggests.
from the U.S., one featuring information collected from 3,479 respondents in 2012, and the other involving 2,443 people from 2016.
"This research may be used to ease the minds of those worried that anti-discrimination policies will necessarily put traditionally advantaged groups at a disadvantage," they said.
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