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Anti-Black attitudes predict decreased concern about COVID-19 among Whites in the U.S. and Brazil

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  • Miller, Chad A.
  • Wilkins, Clara L.
  • de Paula Couto, Clara
  • Farias, Jéssica
  • Lisnek, Jaclyn A.

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From the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials and news organizations reported pervasive racial disparities in the infection, morbidity, and mortality of the virus. In both the U.S. and Brazil, Black, Native, and mixed-race individuals were more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than White people. Simultaneously, significant social factions downplayed the threat and insisted on living “normally”. We examined how these two factors coexisted.

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  • Miller, Chad A. & Wilkins, Clara L. & de Paula Couto, Clara & Farias, Jéssica & Lisnek, Jaclyn A., 2023. "Anti-Black attitudes predict decreased concern about COVID-19 among Whites in the U.S. and Brazil," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 320(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:320:y:2023:i:c:s0277953623000680
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115712
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