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Peer reviewedBigler, Rebecca S.; Averhart, Cara J.; Liben, Lynn S. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined whether African American first- through sixth-graders' perceptions of occupational status and their own vocational interests were affected by racial segregation of the workforce. Found that for familiar jobs, children's judgments related to their knowledge of racial segregation in these jobs. Novel occupations depicted with African…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Youth, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests
