This study presents a three-year replication and extension of Maurer's (2013) evaluation of a classroom activity to reduce prejudice and discrimination. Students in six sections of an introductory family science course were assigned to one of three conditions and one of two target marginalized groups for a 3x2 design. Results differed…

Results of the 1977 replication study of Bogardus' 1926, 1946, 1956, and 1966 studies supported the half-century trend toward decreasing social distance with respect to many of the 30 ethnic groups studied. (Author/CM)

This pilot project tests the effectiveness of group process techniques and value clarification strategies for changing attitudes of senior high school students participating in a curriculum involving extensive media utilization. Specifically, the study provides opportunities for students: (1) to examine alternatives and to talk about the values…

Students who were candidates for teacher certification at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville were administered the Bogardus Social Distance Scale to determine the effect of a state mandated human relations course on their attitudes toward ethnic and racial groups. The scale was administered to these students and three control groups which…

This book describes and evaluates an experiment to overcome fear and misunderstanding between races. The subjects were from four fourth grade and four fifth grade classes from two New York City schools, one predominantly white and the other predominantly Black. The experiment consisted of three full-day educational field trips. By controlling the…

Tests and methodologies were developed to measure both the racial attitudes of Marines and the effects of training at the Marine Corps Human Relations Institute (HRI) on those attitudes. A pilot test of a Social Distance Scale (SDS) and a Situational Attitude Scale (SAS) revealed that two types of racial bias occurred on the SDS: positive/negative…