Just one conversation can reduce anti-trans bias, study finds
Source: Washington Post
Just one conversation can reduce anti-trans bias, study finds
By Sandhya Somashekhar April 8 at 9:06 AM
Last year, a widely praised study on changing conservative minds on same-sex marriage grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons. The studys lead author was discovered to have falsified the results, and the journal Science was forced to issue a retraction.
Now, a new study attempting to truly assess the same type of canvassing work has found even more promising results this time in reducing bias against transgender people.
The study,
published Thursday in Science, found that a single, in-depth, 10-minute conversation by a trained canvasser at the doorstep of a voter resulted in a substantial reduction in that voters anti-transgender prejudice. It also increased the voters support for anti-discrimination laws that protect transgender people.
Whats more, the effect lasted three months a stunning finding considering that most efforts to change peoples deeply held beliefs have found little to no long-term impact.
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Related:
Durably reducing transphobia: A field experiment on door-to-door canvassing (Science)