In a world of growing political, economic, and ethnic tension, feeling understood by the members of groups to which we don’t belong may be the key to a way forward.
Eliot R. Smith is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington. His research interests include prejudice and intergroup relations.
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