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Scott, Shirley Ann – 1980
A study investigated factors in the backgrounds and present status of eighth and ninth grade inner city students at different stages of reading attitude development and examined how those factors compared from stage to stage. The 50 participants, 48 of whom were black, were administered three attitude measures. Data concerning student conduct,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged Youth
Banfield, Beryle – 1975
The purpose of this study was to apply a theory of latent culture to describe the role of middle class black parents and students in effecting change in an elite educational organization and to use Schein's conceptual model of the Kurk Lewin paradigm of the change process (Unfreezing--Changing--Refreezing) to analyze this process over a three year…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blacks, Change Agents, Change Strategies
McCoy, David B. – 1990
This essay explores the ways in which certain aspects of personality are acquired through socialization. The intent was to gain a broader understanding as to how cultural norms, particularly sex roles, influence personality development. Socialization is discussed in terms of societal norms and standards transmitted by the institutions of the…
Descriptors: Children, Cultural Influences, Family Role, Individual Development