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Is racism a male thing? Study suggests that men have less tolerance than women

by Charles S. Farrell , June 23, 2007

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Page used, as an example, car-buying studies. Women who buy cars are looking for a pleasant solution for everyone, those studies suggest, while men look for the best price.

 

But Page said he hoped the study didn't send people trying to find a magic formula for racial composition of groups, "because you are really talking about quotas now. What is important is a level playing field for everybody. "It is not going to be as simple as the numbers," Page continued. "When everything is reduced to numbers you are asking for trouble. Blacks and whites need to learn more about each other."

 


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