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Peer reviewedSmith, A. Wade – Social Forces, 1981
Tests Myrdal's predictions about racial attitude change, using responses to questions on school desegregation from 16 surveys. Finds that, although there has been a 30 percent increase in tolerance of school desegregation since 1954, cohort and education subgroups maintain consistent differences among themselves, and regional differences dissipate…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cohort Analysis, Differences, Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedHughes, Michael; Hertel, Bradley R. – Social Forces, 1990
Among 2,107 Black Americans, lighter skin color was associated with greater education, income, occupational prestige; higher socioeconomic status (SES) of spouse; lower Black consciousness. Association between skin color and life chances in this sample was as strong as the effect of race (Black versus White), and it has persisted from 1950s to…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Attainment, Ethnicity, Family Income
