Developing conceptions of racism among young white adults in the context of cultural diversity coursework
| Autor: | Elaine Meyer Lee, Thomas R. Bidell, Nicole Bouchie, Dana Brass, Colleen Ward |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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White (horse)
media_common.quotation_subject Multicultural education Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Context (language use) Racism Developmental psychology Coursework Cultural diversity Psychometrics of racism Developmental and Educational Psychology Cognitive development Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Adult Development. 1:185-200 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3440 1068-0667 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02260094 |
| Popis: | Despite substantial research on racial attitudes and racial identity development among young white adults, little is known about the development of their conceptions about racism. The present study assessed a five-step, empirically based contextualist model of the development of conceptions about racism in young white adults, adapted from the research of Perry (1970), Kitchener and Fischer (1990), and others. A total of 55 young white adults participating in cultural diversity coursework responded to questionnaires about the nature and causes of racism and responses were classified according to the five-step model. Results indicated that many first-year white college students think about racism in dualistic terms, comparable to those described by Perry (1970) in some first-year students' epistemological concepts. Over a semester, many students showed transitions to higher steps, conceptually integrating more dimensions of the problem. Such developmental transitions may be highly context-specific. Implications for educational interventions are discussed. |
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