by Rachel New | Oct 17, 2021 | books, diversity, empathy, reading
Here are some of my favourite novels written by authors from a range of cultures that taught me something about relationships. Research shows that reading is a great way to develop your understanding of people who are both the same as and different from you. And...
by Rachel New | Oct 7, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, diversity, ethical dating, interethnic relationships, psychology, stereotypes
Sixty years of research[1] in social psychology show that positive, meaningful interactions with people different from us have strong positive effects, reducing our prejudices, making us trust, like and empathise with the ‘outgroup’, and making us feel less threatened...
