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PREDICTORS OF PERCEIVING RACISM IN AMBIGUOUS SITUATIONS
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| Title | PREDICTORS OF PERCEIVING RACISM IN AMBIGUOUS SITUATIONS |
| Author | Marino, Teresa
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| Keywords | racism
perceptions of racism
ethnicity
ethnic issues
race relations
perceptions
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| Abstract | The present study used a mixed-experimental analog design to examine 858 undergraduate students' reactions to a scenario depicting a store clerk being mildly rude to a customer. The ethnicity of the clerk and customer were manipulated. Results indicated that participants' beliefs regarding the general prevalence of racism and the degree to which they identify with their respective ethnic group significantly predicted the extent to which they perceived the clerk's behavior as being racially motivated. It also was found that participants' beliefs regarding the general prevalence of racism, levels of cynicism, and attributional style significantly predicted the extent to which they perceived the clerk's behavior as unjust. Moreover, participants' beliefs regarding the general prevalence of racism, levels of cynicism, self-esteem, and symptoms of depression significantly predicted the extent to which they considered the clerk's behavior as a common occurrence. Finally, participants judged the clerk's behavior to be significantly more racially motivated when the clerk was White and the customer was Hispanic or African American than when the clerk was Hispanic or African American and the customer was White. This last finding was robust for White, Latino and African American participants. Implications of the findings are discussed. |
| Adviser | Negy, Charles
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| Publisher | University of Central Florida |
| Degree | M.S.
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| Degree Discipline | Department of Psychology
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| Degree Grantor | Arts and Sciences
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| Degree Program | Psychology
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| Graduation Date | 2006-05-01 |
| Type | Master's thesis
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| Access Level | Public - Allow Worldwide Access
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| Release Date | 2006-05-10 |
| Repository | University Archives
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| Repository Collection | Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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| Identifier | CFE0000932 |
| Access Link | http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000932 |
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