Are educated people less likely to be racist?

Question

And while I am on this subject WHY are people racist at all? I mean has it just always been like that? or is it because of slavery you think?

Answer 1

statistically, yes - educated people are less likely to be racist.

Answer 2

Now if you mean educated by way of school and books then I would have to say that being institutionally educated dose not make a person less of a racist. Life's education may make one, less likely a racist.but Parental education is likely to make you a racist or not. Every issue, belief, attitude or assumption is precisely the issue that stands between a relationship with another human being of different ethnic back grounds.Racism has always been a human bondage even before slavery.

Answer 3

Slavery didn't create racism. Racism was present well before and that allowed slavery to take place in America.

Now, more educated people who are well traveled are much less likely to be racist. Racist tend to be lower income with no college education. You would think that these people would be able to relate and bond with the blacks they hate, but they've used black people as scapegoats blaming them for their misfortunes in life.

Quite patethic actually.

Answer 4

Statistics say yes. My experience says they are smart enough not to be overt with it. Much like the difference between the North and the South. There is racism in the North but they more covert with it.

I am not sure which is better. Do I want someone in my face telling me they don't like me or behind my back telling me I am accepted in public but not in their homes.

Educated people don't want to think that they are racist because they consider it to be an ignorant belief. Many don't believe they are racist but they practice racism daily.

Watch the movie "Crash" it puts it right out there from many perspectives.

Answer 5

I think so, if for no other reason, than education opens our eyes and give us information that helps us to understand others, who they are, why they are the way they are, where they come from. Courses of study such as anthropology, sociology, social studies, psychology are great for opening up doors of understanding. Racism has been in place way before slavery reared its head. Racism is a bad case of one group of people thinking they were better than another group of people, be it white, black, asian, indian, irish, catholic, baptist and it transcends race, religion, gender, etc. We are human beings with basic needs as well as rights. If we would but focus on that we would realize that we are all the same and no one is better than the other.

Answer 6

I don't think so, have you ever heard of emotional intelligence? In the area of emotion that distinction between intelligence and knowledge is murky. It seems that intelligence does not eliminate the possibibilty of ignorance in some people. A person can be book smart but still have no common sense at all. So a person can be smart in science, politics, math, etc... but still have not learned to respect and appreciate others.

Answer 7

Not necessarily. People of all educational backgrounds can be racists. The origins are in our ancient tribalism. Early humans were very clannish. We were afraid of one another because of competition for food. People that looked different were especially objects of fear and superstition. While we have progressed a lot, we still carry that instinctive fear in us and it gives rise to the sad reality of racism. We can overcome this outdated fear, but it takes intentionality and commitment.

Answer 8

Yes , because bias is ignorant.I think it has always been this way
jealousy, so to speak.

Answer 9

I don't think that there is any difference. It may only be that educated people hide it well.

Answer 10

no, i be well edubecated but i be racist stil becau i hate them negores because they just plain dumb not furthering thempeeps further and and they have small ones