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"Paper Sack Brown" : Effects Of Age, Skin Tone, And Stereotype Threat On Cognitive Performance And Self-Efficacy Among African Americans, Breonte Stephan Guy
"Paper Sack Brown" : Effects Of Age, Skin Tone, And Stereotype Threat On Cognitive Performance And Self-Efficacy Among African Americans, Breonte Stephan Guy
Master's Theses
Divergent African American skin tones have led to negative stereotypes and outcomes regarding darker-skinned African Americans in many domains, including educational and occupational (Hill, 2002). This study assessed the effects of skin tone and stereotype threat (Steele and Aronson, 1995; Steele, 1997) on cognition in younger and older African Americans. A 2(Skin Tone: light, dark) X 2(Age: young, old) X 2(Stereotype Threat: Threat, Non-Threat) between subjects design was used. Seventy-four African American adults ranging in age from 18 to 86 years completed a battery of cognitive measures. Darker-skinned adults performed more poorly on three tests of intelligence, a paired-associates memory …
Racial Differences In Intelligence Between Whites And Negroes Of Similar Social And Economic Status In Saline And Graham Counties, William F. Kluge
Racial Differences In Intelligence Between Whites And Negroes Of Similar Social And Economic Status In Saline And Graham Counties, William F. Kluge
Master's Theses
It is the purpose of this paper to discover whether or not the intelligence of the Negro is equal to that of the whites when the two groups are placed on an equal social and economic status.
A Study Of The Direct Welfare Relief Cases Of Graham County, Kansas, 1933-1939, Burtis Taylor
A Study Of The Direct Welfare Relief Cases Of Graham County, Kansas, 1933-1939, Burtis Taylor
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is a survey of direct welfare relief cases in Graham County, Kansas, including demographic information, case studies, histories, and other pertinent information. The following thesis is based upon a study of 120 direct welfare relief families of Graham County, Kansas. Before giving the case information and the conclusions reached the author has furnished the reader with a brief history of the county as a background for a fuller appreciation of the composite situation.