A Schema-Based Approach to Modeling an African-American Racial Belief System
Domain:
socioeconomicRecord type:
paper
Creator:
RicMicRon
Publisher:
Cam
Host:
We use a cognitive schema-based approach to model an African-American racial belief system, showing the content of racial belief systems in a national sample to be associated with the individual's degree of sodoeconomic status, religiosity, and exposure to black media. We find that African-Americans with a higher sodoeconomic status are less supportive of black political autonomy and that they feel themselves more distant from black masses and black elites than do those of lower socioeconomic status. Religiosity, while unrelated to black autonomy, strengthens closeness to black masses and black elites. Black television—and, to a much lesser degree, black print media—had a consistent impact on the racial belief system. We conclude by discussing the complexity of the African-American racial belief system and potential directions for future work.
Similar
Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity: A Reconceptualization of African American Racial IdentityF0 Modeling In Hmm-Based Speech Synthesis System Using Deep Belief NetworkRacial microaggressions against African American clients in cross-racial counseling relationships.Unpacking Racial Socialization: Considering Female African American Primary Caregivers' Racial IdentityRacial Discrimination as a Correlate of African American Mothers’ Emotion Talk to Young ChildrenAn Examination of Cross‐Racial Comparability of Mother‐Child Interaction Among African American and Anglo American Families