An investigation of the relationship between race and research output by examining the productivity of black and non-black holders of the Ph.D. in sociology, revealed that race had no predictive value in regard to the publication productivity of sociologists. (EH)

Analyzed 141 sentences from 10 articles in "Ebony" having to do with race relations and involving Black principals and White principals. Each sentence was coded for type (report, inference, or judgment), direction of bias, tone, and source. Found the content to be for the most part unbiased and neutral in tone. (DM)

Nadine Gordimer's "A Chip of Glass Ruby" exemplifies the use of the ethnic genre as an effective nonviolent vehicle for protest. Read in its ethnic context--the political turmoil of South Africa--it forces readers into awareness of the natives' state. Offering no polemic, the author lets conditions presented speak for themselves. (LHW)

Isolated personal observations have shaped the racial image of the Nordic countries--that Scandinavia is a racial paradise; this image is, however, simplistic, superficial, and one-dimensional. There is no gainsaying that prejudice against certain ethnic groups exists in Scandinavia. (Author)

The race theories of Sumner, Ward, Giddings, Park, Ross, and Cooley are examined and it is concluded that their views on race relations were for the most part simple assertions based on the social Perceptions of the society during their time. (Author/AM)

Suggests that an examination of urban slavery in Brazil can be valuable both as a means of illustrating general differences between Brazilian and American slavery, and as a means of seeing whether or not cross-cultural generalizations about the urban slave experience can be made. (Author/AM)

Submits that white America resists black educational power because the latter might seriously challenge a system which is advantageous for whites. (DM)

Delineates the essential features of Black psychology and discusses its relevance to such concerns as the Afro-American family, education, race relations, and history. (Author/GC)

Reviews the history of black-white intimate relationships in the United States and presents a model of the development of relationships for black-white couples. The postulated stages are: (1) racial awareness; (2) coping; (3) identity emergence; and (4) maintenance. (SLD)

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)

Determines the relationship between degree of authoritarianism exhibited by an advertising executive and his desire to use black models in his ads. The hypothesis states that high authoritarian advertising executives will report less use of black models in their ads than will lesser authoritarians. (Author/AM)

Argues that situational and cultural modalities often converge to create misunderstandings between Black and White employers and employees. Analyzes also "modalities of interaction," verbal and nonverbal behaviors that characterize interaction between persons. (KH)

This study of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) extends and elaborates on the characteristics of redemptive organizations. SNCC is of interest because it attempted to do two things: to be political and to offer its members the satisfaction of a redemptive ethos. (Author/AM)

Describes ways in which scientific research is influenced by political and social values. Argues that objectivity is impossible, especially in the social sciences. Considers implications of this assertion for Blacks, calls for the development of a Black perspective in science, and outlines needs for research on behavioral patterns from the Black…

The attitudinal responses of 119 White undergraduates to the terms "Black,""Negro," and "Afro-American" were measured. The apparent negative connotations of the first two terms suggest that using "Afro-American" would remove the ambiguity of when to capitilize; formalize the "African Connection"; attenuate White hostilities; and, finally, connote…