The attitudes of 1114 white university students toward blacks were compared by sex, using the Situational Attitude Scale (SAS). The SAS contains 10 personal or social situations where race might be a variable in reacting to the situations. For each situation, ten bipolar Semantic Differential scales were written. The SAS was administered anonymously to University of Maryland students in classrooms or attending freshman orientation programs. Students were asked to indicate sex, class, and college of enrollment. Results of analyses of variance indicated that whites generally respond negatively to blacks in most situations except those removed from close personal contact. White females tend to react negatively to situations where potential fear of physical harm or sexual contact is involved, and particularly negatively to blacks in the rape situation. The positivity or negativity of the items was based on previously reported factor analyses and correlations. The results of this study strongly support the independence of the situations in regard to race and sex. The answer to the question "What are the attitudes of whites toward blacks?" seems to depend greatly on the context in which the question is asked and to some extent on the sex of the respondent. (Authors/JM)