Surveyed undergraduates from Texas, North Dakota, and Wisconsin to compare status-based prejudice toward American Indians. Hypothesized that intergroup competition increases status-based prejudice. Factual knowledge and cultural stereotypes did not differ across the three samples, but negative stereotypes were more likely to occur in North Dakota…

Studies show that black college students have as high or higher self-esteem than white college students. To maintain their self-esteem, black students often detach themselves psychologically from academic outcomes by de-emphasizing the value of success in school. Also, black students often perceive their grades and test scores to be an inaccurate…

A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that most persons will act differently as they process information and form impressions about another person when that person is familiar than when the other person is unfamiliar to them. The subjects were 79 undergraduate students enrolled in the basic communication course of a midwestern university…

This study explored the identity development of Asian American college students, especially in relation to the simultaneous development of individual and group identity. It examined how second-generation Asian Americans interpreted their evolving sense of self in relation to race/ethnicity and how their racial/ethnic identity affected their…

Ethnic preferences of black and white college students were measured using subjects' ratings of employment applications of either Afro-Americans, Asian-Americans, or Whites. The data revealed that whites preferred white applicants and blacks preferred black applicants across all categories. (Author)

Describes research related to African American college students' adjustment at predominantly white institutions, incorporating research pointing to influences of gender within this population; discussing racial and gender stereotypes; examining race, gender, and identity; and noting the importance of future inquiry around issues of race and gender…

Examined personal beliefs and perceptions of cultural stereotypes surrounding rape victims. Primarily white college students listed their beliefs and perceptions and rated a specific rape victim accordingly. Students' personal beliefs tended to focus more on perceptions of victim reactions to the rape rather than rape myths. However, their…

The Implicit Association Test was adapted to assess the degree to which people hold, at least at an implicit level, a stereotype that Hispanics are less intelligent than Whites. On the test, a sample of 41 college students at a university in the United States showed significantly faster reaction times when faced with associations consistent with…

This paper presents the results of a study to examine the existence of sexual stereotyping of black males by white college students. Subjects were 180 male and 180 female white undergraduates; they were tested in sexually segregated groups. Each read one of three types of pornographic stories (hard-core, erotic realism, or sexual fantasy). The…

Reports responses of 226 University of Texas undergraduates concerning their stereotypical perceptions of American Indians. Examines cultural stereotypes, personal stereotypes, perceived degree of Indian homogeneity, attitudes toward assimilation, and victim blaming. Suggests an emergent Indian stereotype based on cultural relativism prevailing…

Article emphasizes the role that postsecondary institutions can play by structuring dialogue sessions that offer students an opportunity to share perspectives and insights on the issues of racism and discrimination. Proposes that the expertise that student affairs professionals have can structure processes that will facilitate input and…

Investigation of the varying impact of ethnic names for Mexican Americans on the stereotyping behavior of White university undergraduates indicated that Anglo students tended to view Chicanos, but not Mexican Americans, as ignorant and cruel and that they described Mexican Americans as faithful and Hispanics as talkative and tradition-loving. (CM)

University counselors tested (16) use organizational strategies to process information about students in such a way that they tend to form constellations of stereotypes corresponding to specific ethnic groups. A tendency not to differentiate Anglo- and Asian American stereotypes exists; Chicano stereotypes are well-differentiated from those two…