Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:54 am
Crying "wolf" is bad.
Doesn't everyone learn this when they're a kid?
Doesn't everyone learn this when they're a kid?
Still, race remains a major factor in American life, said Brian D. Smedley, director of the health policy institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, which focuses on people of color.
"We know from a large body of social science that a large portion of Americans harbor racial bias," Smedley said. "In the context of health reform, it's quite evident that race plays a very large role in helping shape public opinion."