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1 online resource (494 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction Psychologists and Race: The 'Actor Factor'; London, November 1972; Part One: Aspects of Interracial Interaction; A Focus on the Majority Group; 1 The Development of Racial Awareness and Prejudice in Children; Ethnic categorization; Recognition; Self-identification; Preferences; Conceptual criteria; Consistency; Older children; Awareness, preferences and prejudice; Are preferences prejudice?; Acquisition: parental influence; Contact; References; 2 The Measurement of Prejudice |
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The opinion surveyThe a priori scale; Other sealing methods; Disguised and unstructured measurement techniques; References; 3 The Roots of Prejudice: Emotional Dynamics; References; 4 The Roots of Prejudice: Cognitive Aspects; Introduction; Categorization; Assimilation; Search for coherence; Summary and conclusion; References; 5 Techniques for Reducing Prejudice: Changing the Prejudiced Person; Variables to consider In the development of strategies; Types of goals; Types of persons; Types of situations; Mapping out a programme; Strategies with major emphasis on changing the personality |
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ExhortationPropaganda; Contact; Education; Intergroup education in the schools; Persona! therapy; Group therapy; References; References; 6 Techniques for Reducing Prejudice: Changing the Situation; Compromise versus contention; The place of law and administration; Organizations opposing discrimination; Public and quasi-public agencies in intergroup relations; Private organizations in the field o f racial and cultural relations; The Negro revolution; Varieties of ' sectarianism ' among minority groups; The strategy of change; Nonviolent resistance; Violent resistance |
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Changing the minority-group memberConclusion; The need for research; References; B Focus on the Minority Group; 7 Colour: The Nature and Meaning of Negro Self-Identity; The development of self-identity in the Negro; Racial conceptions; Racial evaluations; Sources and consequences of conflict in Negro self-identity; The Negro self-image: Its effects on behaviour and experience; Sources of conflict; Positive self-identity: some resources; References; 8 Status: The Marginal Reaction -- Mixed-Bloods and Jews; Park and Stonequist; Objections and reformulations; Past and future empirical research |
| Summary |
"Since the problems of race relations are worldwide, the international origins and perspectives of this excellent and timely book are especially advantageous. More research has been done in the United States than elsewhere on the psychology of race relations, so it is appropriate that a plurality of the chapters of this book are by American authors--a stellar group that includes leading contributors to our contemporary knowledge of the topic. Contributors from the English-speaking Commonwealth countries are next in number, followed by authors from the United Kingdom, where race-related issues have only recently become a salient concern of politics and social ethics. The editor has assigned topics to his carefully chosen author-experts not by country or region, but by matching the expertise of each author against a need for coherent analysis of the important aspects of aepsychology and race.'Psychology and Race is divided into two major parts. The first half of the book looks at the interracial situation itself. The first section concentrates on the majority or dominant group, and describes the development and measurement of racial awareness and prejudice and techniques for reducing prejudice; the second section focuses on the reactions of subordinate or minority groups; and the third deals with specific aspects of interpersonal interaction-attitudes, behavior, and performance--when the people concerned are of different races. The book also looks at those areas of life where race is relevant and where psychology can help in an understanding of the situation. The scope of this volume, the distinction of its authors, and the hardheaded sense of reality it brings to the discussion of these extremely complex issues will make it an invaluable resource not only for teachers and students but also for everyone concerned in any way with this most pressing issue of our times."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
References9 Migration: Problems of Adjustment and Assimilation in Immigrants; Socialization and resocialization; Definition of terms; The adjustment of immigrants; Satisfaction as an index of immigrant adjustment; Mental health o f immigrants; The assimilation of immigrants; The relationships between the different aspects of assimilation; Frames of reference in assimilation; Conclusion; References; C Focus on the Interaction; 10 Interpersonal Attitudes and Behaviour in Race Relations; Definitions; A more detailed analysis; Summary of the relationships among the concepts |
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Some studies which illustrate these connections |
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Prejudices.
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Race awareness.
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African Americans -- Psychology.
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Minorities -- Psychology.
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African Americans -- Psychology
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Minorities -- Psychology
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Prejudices
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Race awareness
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351495905 |
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1351495909 |
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