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Self-Evaluation Of Black And White College Students, Keith D. Parker
Self-Evaluation Of Black And White College Students, Keith D. Parker
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
A major issue in the social psychology of race relations has been the axiom that blacks tend to manifest lower self-esteem than whites.[1] Much of the empirical support for this hypothesis came from studies demonstrating that blacks are stigmatized and subjected to a variety of unpleasant and derogatory experiences.[2] However, these studies are limited in two respects: first, by their use of small, nonrepresentative samples (primarily nursery school and kindergarten children) and second, by their reliance upon inferential (semi-projective) measures of self-esteem.[3]
Critique [Of Self-Evaluation Of Black And White College Students By Keith D. Parker], Lena Solis
Critique [Of Self-Evaluation Of Black And White College Students By Keith D. Parker], Lena Solis
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
"Self-Evaluation of Black and White College Students" presents informative results of a study concluding that blacks have higher self-esteem than whites at one Southern university. Although self-esteem in blacks at the university under study may be higher than that of whites, the same is not the case in elementary school districts throughout the Los Angeles Basin in Southern California.
Critique [Of Self-Evaluation Of Black And White College Students By Keith D. Parker], Homer D.C. Garcia
Critique [Of Self-Evaluation Of Black And White College Students By Keith D. Parker], Homer D.C. Garcia
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
The article by Keith D. Parker raises interesting theoretical and methodological questions, but this review focuses on the latter. The author is correct in his critical assessment of black self-esteem research (BSER) methodology. Projective measures have been used in most cases and questions have been raised regarding the validity of such self-esteem measures and therefore about the believability of BSER findings.[1] In addition, blacks and whites tested have not been representative of the general black or white communities of the United States, yet inferences to and comparisons of the populations have been made. Finally, studies have employed non-multivariate statistical techniques …