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Meza, Ruth Ann – 1972
Forty Mexican American and Anglo American university students were asked to rate 5 common Anglo American and 5 common Mexican American female names on a semantic differential. Divided into 4 groups based on sex and ethnic background, respondents were between 18 and 25 years of age and all claimed El Paso (Texas) as their primary residence for the…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, College Students, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Stereotypes
Download full textBonvillain, Jocelyn Freeman; Huston, Aletha C. – 2000
A literature review was conducted to assess the psychological aspects of race development among children from different ethnic groups. It examines whether children differ in their development as a function of their own ethnic group. An explanation is offered of how these developing preferences affect young children's self-esteem and interaction…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Ethnic Stereotypes
Morgan, Betty M. – 1973
An investigation of children's books reveals that a few classic examples of minority characterization are found in children's books written prior to and at the turn of the century. A survey of materials shows that most bibliographies are not annotated; that those which are annotated usually tell the plot and theme, omitting mention of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Books
Epps, Dorothy Anne – 1997
This study used content analysis to investigate the change, over time, in the depiction of Alaskan natives in children's fiction. The analysis was based on four broad categories: (1) physical traits, including physical features and types of clothing; (2) social traits, including language fluency, family associations, amount of formal education,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Change
Klein, Margaret E. – 1998
This content analysis sought to examine the annotations in two editions of "Books for You" (a recommended reading list for high school students) published thirty-one years apart (1964 and 1995) to determine if the roles, settings, and importance of multicultural characters has changed in any way. The percentage of annotations was…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, American Indians, Asian Americans, Bibliographies
Clemens, Mary Barbara – 1976
Forty-four Hawaiian native English-speaking ninth graders were asked to assign bipolar ratings for qualities of friendliness to the recitation of a text recorded by the same person in English, French, and Ilokano. The matched guise technique of Lambert was used. Results indicate that the subjects held a negative sterotyped view of Ilokano…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism, English
