- Introduction
- Part One: The Acquisition of Racial Attitudes
- 1. Mechanisms of Racial Attitude Transmission
- The Nature of Prejudice
- Development of Racial Awareness
- Genesis of Racial Attitudes
- 2. Review of Other Studies
- Studies of Racial Awareness in Children
- Studies of Children’s Racial Attitudes
- Studies of Racial Self-Identification in Children
- 1. Mechanisms of Racial Attitude Transmission
- Part Two: Sociological Correlates of Racial Attitude Formation
- 3. Methods of Inquiry
- The TV-Story Game
- How the Variables Were Defined
- Measurement Problems: Reliability, Validity, Bias
- How the Data Were Scored
- How the Results Were Analyzed
- Sample
- 4. Meaning of Doll Choice: An Analysis by Race and Age
- Effect of Race on Doll Choice
- Influence of Age on Doll Selection
- Conclusion
- 5. Social Class, Contact, and Shade of Skin Color as Correlates of Racial Attitude Formation
- Effect of Social Class on Development of Racial Attitudes
- Effects of Sex and Contact on Formation of White Attitudes
- Effect of Contact and Shade of Skin Color on Racial Attitude Formation
- Conclusion
- 3. Methods of Inquiry
- Part Three: The Effects of Racial Attitudes on Personality and Interaction
- 6. Racial Self-Concept
- Meaning of Racial Differences in Self-Classification
- Racial Self-Concept and Social Class
- Effect of Contact on Racial Self-Concept of Whites
- Effect of Contact for Black Children
- Effect of Skin Color on Racial Self-Concept
- Effect of Sex and Age on Racial Self-Concept
- Conclusion
- 7. The Personal Dimension of Self-Esteem
- Self-Portrait and Story Technique: A Measure of “Personal Identity”
- Race and Class Differences in Personal Self-Esteem
- 8. Actual Playmate Choice in a Desegregated Setting
- 6. Racial Self-Concept
- Part Four: Implications of the Data
- 9. Implications for Theory
- Formation and Content of Racial Attitudes
- Effects of Prejudice on Personality
- 10. Implications for Research
- Changes in Black Attitudes and Group Identity
- New Research on Social Class and Racial Attitudes
- New Research on Effects of Contact
- Research on Age and Racial Attitudes
- New Areas for Research
- Summary of Major Methodological Issues
- 11. Implications for Public Policy
- Legal Implications of the Findings
- Implications for Integration at the Preschool Level
- Recommendations for Quality Integration
- Pluralism or Separatism?
- 9. Implications for Theory
- Appendices
- 1. Coding Scheme for Comments and Free Play
- 2. Correlation Matrices for Attitude and Awareness Indices
- 3. F-Rations for Analyses of Variance
- 4. Self-Portrait and Story Code Sheets
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index


Black Child, White Child
The Developement of Racial Attitudes
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Publication Date: 01/01/1971