Krista Mournet » race http://www.kristamournet.net Conversations on the way... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:32:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Do we really empathize more with people who look like us? http://www.kristamournet.net/archives/359 http://www.kristamournet.net/archives/359#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 22:05:13 +0000 kmournet http://www.kristamournet.net/?p=359 Skin color affects ability to empathize with pain – CNN.com.

So have you ever noticed this in action? Do you think there is a natural tendency in humans to empathize more with those who look like them? Is it possible to see past skin color/culture/difference and empathize with others’ pain no matter what? What are some things that can help us?

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