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Researchers at the University of Minnesota are shedding new light on race and racial identity. 

In a new survey, instead of questioning people in minority groups, researchers focused on what white people think about being white. Researchers say it is the first survey of its kind. 

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Doug Hartman, associate professor of sociology at the U of M and a co-author of the survey's report.

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota are shedding new light on race and racial identity. In a new survey, instead of questioning people in minority groups, researchers focused on what white people think about being white. Researchers say it is the first survey of its kind.

Survey asks what white people think about being white

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