New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that white Americans living in counties with higher Black poverty rates are more likely to believe racial equality of opportunity exists, while attributing racial disparities to lack of effort.
White Americans in areas with higher Black poverty more likely to attribute racial disparities to lack of effort: Study
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