The research reported here investigated the response of white suburban home owners to the initial integration of their previously all white neighborhood. The study was designed to examine the extent to which interracial contact occurs, the behavioral reactions of the residents to the integration of their area, and corresponding changes in their…

Sociometric questionnaires were administered to all pupils in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in an elementary school in February 1970, again in June 1970, and again to fifth and sixth grade pupils in February 1971. Results indicate that a relatively low proportion of minority members (black or white) to be most effective in improving…

A sixteen-item sociometric device was administered to 160 children in Grades K-4 in integrated open classrooms. Results show that race is an important factor in determining sociometric choices even if their classrooms are integrated in relatively equal proportions. (Author/SB)

The study reported here applies an empirical approach to the analysis of the components of whites' racial attitudes. It was designed to see whether items addressing two approaches to achieving racial equality--changing the community versus improving the black--would cluster separately or whether they would cluster with items of similar type…

Discusses why affirmative action lacks full support in the United States. Two fairness issues are addressed in judging affirmative action programs: heightened salience of group identity and differences; and perceived scarcity of resources. Argues how program design and viewing work force diversity as a feasible means toward economic expansion can…

Compares three models positing differing roles for values in predicting fairness judgments and support of affirmative action: Tetlock's (1986) value pluralism models, Lind's (1992) fairness heuristic hypothesis, and Jackman's (1978) model involving no role for values. Results support the fairness heuristic hypothesis, indicating that values play a…

The extent to which blacks and whites interacted socially on school grounds and their attitudes toward each other were ascertained across time during the first semester of an integration program in three southern secondary schools. Several effects on both variables related to race, sex, and grade level are reported. (Author)

Argues that to more fully understand beliefs about race that seem paradoxical, it is important to understand the way that beliefs are conceptualized and measured. The authors conclude that the concept of values developed by Rokeach (1973) offers a better basis for gauging public sentiment toward social policies and toward day-to-day living in an…