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Elenbaas, Laura; Killen, Melanie – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Children's decisions regarding the allocation of societal resources in the context of preexisting inequalities were investigated. African American and European American children ages 5 to 6 years (n = 91) and 10 to 11 years (n = 94) judged the acceptability of a medical resource inequality on the basis of race, allocated medical supplies,…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Social Justice, Social Bias, African American Children
Killen, Melanie; Rutland, Adam; Ruck, Martin D. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
Children around the world are affected by discrimination and social exclusion due to their age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, indigenous background, or other statuses. When considering the negative consequences of discrimination and social exclusion on children's development and well-being, it is of paramount importance to examine the…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Intervention, Children, Cognitive Development