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ERIC Number: ED281860
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Feb
Pages: 26
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Assessing Racial Prejudice & Discrimination in Modern Society.
Byrnes, Deborah A.; Kiger, Gary
Two scales were developed to measure racial attitudes in contemporary society: the Social Scale and the Social Scenarios Scale. New scales were needed because the items in older tests are outdated, and because in modern society negative attitudes are often masked by rationalizations that purportedly do not have to do with racial prejudice. The new scales were substantially revised from two earlier racial attitude scales: the Social Distance Scale and the Social Situations Scale. Factor analyses revealed two factors for the Social Scale: non-intimate social relations and more intimate partnerships or social relations. Test reliability was .89 and .71. The Social Scenarios Scale, containing 12 situational items, yielded three factors: pejorative remarks, intimacy, and job or housing injustice. Test reliability ranged from .54 to .75. The subjects in this study were 190 white university teacher education students. Results indicated that prejudicial attitudes expressed by white respondents toward blacks increased as contact between whites and blacks became more intimate. The two measures are appended. (GDC)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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