The famous “doll test” was first tried in the 1940s in the United States, where African-American children responded to dolls of different skin tones. What happened when the experiment was recreated in Singapore, for the programme Regardless Of Race: 5 Years On, with pre-schoolers from the minority races? The results are disheartening: Just like in America, they show that racial prejudice and discrimination in society can condition feelings of inferiority even in young children. But researchers are also looking into whether children can be trained early on to reduce their own racial biases. OnePeople.sg chairman Janil Puthucheary tries this solution out on a class of preschoolers. 0:00 “Which doll is nice? Which doll looks bad?” 01:29 “Which doll do you want to look like?” 01:51 How racial bias could be reduced in children Watch the full two-part special of Regardless of Race: 5 Years On, from March 31, 9pm SGT. For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://ift.tt/6ia1NTJ Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/1f6UtdH Facebook: https://ift.tt/7Tc8Vmp Website: https://ift.tt/Yrncg8l
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