"It is common for white people to think of racism as overt, intentional acts of discrimination, failing to recognize the ways in which even well-intentioned behaviors can serve to reinforce racial stereotypes or otherwise result in inequitable treatment," she says.
Yet well-defined and well-intentioned incentives can powerfully and positively impact behavior for even the best people.
We should never excuse or tolerate unacceptable behavior, but we must approach well-intentioned colleagues with empathy and guidance on how to do better.
Like many researchers I examined behaviors and motivations informed by well intentioned yet flawed social cognitive paradigms rooted in the actions of the moment, only to realize that it is our ongoing life experiences our struggles with negotiating our sexual identities that is at the root of undermining our health.
At a barbershop in a predominantly black neighborhood where the owner had hung a sign in the window reading, "We Support Our Mayor," Charles Hicks said he was disappointed by Mr. Langford's recent behavior but believed the former mayor was well-intentioned and was corrupted by wealthy businessmen.
Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative policy institute, said the antibullying efforts are well intentioned, but, "the policies being adopted set forth pretty strong rules regarding categories of behavior," he said.
Despite Mr. Perot's comical behavior, the Reform Party has drawn support from a wide range of well-intentioned Americans who wanted to elevate the tone of politics.
Negative social reactions from informal support providers encompass both overtly negative reactions such as blaming or doubting victims (Davis, Brickman, & Baker, 1991; Golding et al., 1989; Ullman, 2000) as well as well-intentioned support efforts that are nonetheless experienced as negative (e.g., encouraging secrecy, patronizing behavior)(Herbert & Dunkel-Schetter, 1992; Sudderth, 1998).
Neither the actor nor Mr. Jackson demonizes his behavior; we see how easy it is for young men like him — intelligent and well intentioned but without the drive to fight against life's everyday pressures — to get "stuck" in places that it's hard to get out of.
And so begins this inventive and ambitious but ultimately disappointing new novel by Anne Roiphe, which follows the travails of a singularly well-intentioned and honest civic leader who must grapple with racial strife, terrorist threats, budget shortfalls and the bad behavior of friends and family -- woes presided over by an array of evil imps and other fantastical figures.
