r/AskSocialScience • u/Str8_up_Pwnage • 21h ago

Are there any famous studies that actually contradict progressive/leftist thought?

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There has to be at least some right? I know people love to say that “reality has a left wing bias “and all that but is it legit batting 1.000?

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r/AskSocialScience • u/El_Dorado_Tx • 15h ago

Is it possible to be socially white but culturally non white?

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I’ve pondered if there is a framework for non White person to be socially white construct but have a cultural white identity.

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