An historical account of racial toys as artifacts which have reinforced and perpetuated racial myths, attitudes and sterotypes. (EH)

Several factors associated with racism are delineated in terms of the logical, psychological, ethical and antological parameters involved. (EH)

Examines similarities between the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1970s. Proposes that the Black Liberation Movement provided the groundwork and rhetoric to fuel the later emerging Women's Movement. (MK)

The background to this story by Wright is given, together with a discussion of the way Wright developed the themes of loneliness and anonymity in a materialistic, unfeeling society. (Author/AM)

Surveyed African American high school students regarding whether strategies they used to cope with perceived discrimination related to their racial identity and racial socialization. The degree to which race was central to self-concept and identity was unrelated to both approach and avoidance strategies. Frequency of receiving socialization…

This paper reports on a study which applied Kohlberg's ideas on moral development to test Myrdal's classic formulation of the dilemma of white Americans who believe in the essential dignity of man, while simultaneously endorsing discrimination against blacks. (Author/AM)

Discusses three questions concerning the relationship between ethnic studies programs and incorporating faculty of color in the academy. Questions whether African American studies departments signify that faculty and students of color are incorporated; direct and indirect ways that minority faculty are their own stumbling blocks in the quest for…

The results of this study suggest that there is significantly less occupational/educational discrimination today than there was in 1960. However, college educated southern blacks generally face more severe discrimination than non-southern blacks. (Author/AM)

Examines patterns of change and provides tentative support for the tradeoff'' hypothesis in employment. There is evidence of increasing employment discrimination against blacks throughout the nation. (DM)

The crisis of the Black family is actually the crisis of the Black male and his inability to carry out the normative responsibilities of husband and father in the nuclear family. The family's disintegration is a symptom of the institutional decimation of Black males, the legacy of institutional racism. (LHW)

Discusses the inadequacy of two positions used to explain the high rates of social problems among Blacks: genetic inferiority and the culture of poverty. Offers an alternative perspective based on the effects of racism and patterns of racial oppression. Asserts that Black institutions must foster an Afrocentric world view among Black males. (MW)

Investigates the extent to which Black decision makers' role perceptions and role performances are directly influenced by racist structural barriers (e.g., ingroup and outgroup alignments formed along racial lines) or the consequences of those barriers. The results of the study support only some of its underlying assumptions. (CMG)