Study results showed that Welshmen did not appreciate anti-Welsh humor under experimental conditions but evaluated anti-outgroup jokes positively. However, when intergroup conflict was made salient, subjects reacted more favorably to anti-outgroup humor when delivered by Englishmen than Welshmen; the opposite was found under neutral conditions.…

Distinguishes between in-group (ethnic) humor and intergroup humor, the latter said to underscore prevailing beliefs and behavioral norms regarding ethnic groups in society. Illustrates the discussion with examples of Jewish humor. (GC)

Contemporary usage treats the terms "melting pot" and "pluralism" as mutually exclusive and associates pluralism with everything good and melting pot with everything bad. The consequence of this dualism is to keep people from recognizing what their agreements and disagreements actually are. (Author)

In view of the small amount of attention given to non-black ethnic groups in the sociological literature, this paper suggests that it is no wonder that so little is known about ethnic-ethnic, ethnic-black, and ethnic-dominant society relations. (Author)

The comparison of the two sub-nations, the language community of the Flemings and the racial group of American negroes suggest a number of hypothesis concerning the changes that occur as upward mobility becomes easier for members of a subordinate ethnic group. (Author/AM)

The data, coupled with the data associated with perceptions of same race stimulus persons of unknown beliefs, suggest that at least for the subjects in the present study who had a history of interaction with persons of the other race, knowledge of race alone was not sufficient to predict propensity towards prejudice. (Author/AM)

In an attempt to ascertain the impact of social class on the attitudes of students toward various minority groups, it was found that other factors beyond "racial" attributes account for the basis of prejudice and the impact of each of these factors varies among minority groups. These findings suggest that some social variables attached to various…

Describes and explains the role of 14 ethnic fraternal associations in promoting the individual and social health of their members through benefit programs. (Author/AM)

Utilizing a sample of Jewish undergraduate students, evidence is presented to indicate that a minority group which is not deprived materially can nonetheless perceive itself as receiving disadvantages from its minority group status. The most frequently perceived disadvantages (as well as advantages) are enumerated and discussed. (EH)