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Still an American Dilemma.
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Herrnstein, R. J. – Public Interest, 1990
Reviews the 1989 report, "A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society," which examines the anticipated and unanticipated consequences of initiatives since 1940 to improve the Blacks' social position. Criticizes the report for omitting evidence concerning racial differences in intelligence and criminal activity at the individual level. (FMW)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Blacks, Book Reviews, Criminals
An African-Centered Analysis of Penn et al.'s Critique of the Own-Race Preference Assumption Underlying Africentric Models of Personality.
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Kambon, Kobi K. K.; Hopkins, Reginald – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
In "On the Desirability of Own-Group Preference" (1993), Michael L. Penn, Stanley O. Gaines, and Layli Phillips argue that misguided and mythical ideal of racial-social integration in America is the only reasonable and effective foundation for real African empowerment in American society. Serious intellectual battle will be required to…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Reaction to Penn et al.'s "On the Desirability of Own-Group Preference."
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Taylor, Jerome – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Claim of Michael L. Penn, Stanley O. Gaines, and Layli Phillips (1993) in their article "On the Desirability of Own-Group Preference"--that self-esteem and identity achievement are unrelated to own-group preference--is a matter of controversy. Recommendations are made for research that considers physical features beyond skin color,…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences
More Psychologists Discover the Wheel: A Reaction to Views by Penn et al. on Ethnic Preference.
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Helms, Janet E. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Argues that little of what Michael L. Penn, Stanley O. Gaines, and Layli Phillips (1993) have to say in their article "On the Desirability of Own-Group Preference" about ethnic own-group preference is new and that it is distorted and naive interpretation of social history to carry on the tradition of blaming African Americans for the…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Ethnicity, Group Membership