Cold but competent: Young whites at elite colleges see Asian-Americans as more competent than other minorities

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 12:34 in Psychology & Sociology

Asian-Americans are stereotyped as “cold but competent” — and more competent than blacks and Hispanics — by young white students at elite colleges, according to a Baylor University study. For decades, media have put forth Asian-Americans as a prime example of non-white people who are upwardly mobile because of characteristics that supposedly are less evident […]

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