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Citation |
Aboud FE, Doyle AB. Can. J. Behav. Sci. 1996; 28(3): 161-170. |
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(Copyright © 1996, Canadian Psychological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
Assessed how children's racial evaluations were affected by talking about these with a friend whose level of prejudice was different from their own. The authors compared the kinds of evaluative statements and explanatory strategies used by the high- (HP) and low-prejudice (LP) partners of a dyad, as well as the change in attitude that followed from the discussion. White children from the 3rd and 4th grades were identified as above or below the median for their class on the Multi-response Racial Attitude (MRA) measure, which assessed evaluations of White, Black, and Chinese children. They were then paired with a friend who differed in level of prejudice, and asked to discuss 1 positive and 1 negative item from the attitude measure. Instructions were to talk about how the 3 races should be evaluated and why. After the discussion, each child was privately reassessed on the MRA. Analyses indicated that LP children stated significantly more negative evaluations and examples of Whites and more cross-race similarity than HP children. HP children became significantly less prejudiced in their evaluations after the discussion. Changes were greater in children whose LP partner made more statements about cross-race similarity, along with more positive Black and negative White evaluations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords |
Black People; Chinese Cultural Groups; Dyads; Friendship; Interpersonal Interaction; Prejudice; Racial and Ethnic Attitudes; Racial and Ethnic Differences; White People |