Thesis
More of the same?: Young adult perceptions of black/white interracial relationships
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102372
Abstract
The current study was an investigation of young adults' attitudes toward interracial relationships. A vignette experiment was utilized to try to minimize the effects of social desirability bias. The four conditions of the experiment were: white male and white female, black male and black female, white male and black female, and black male and white female. The attitudes were measured using survey questions to assess the participants' expectations for the couple regarding the level of conflict in the relationship, the duration of the relationship and the level of outside support that the couple would receive from friends and family. The study did not yield significant results. The author argues that social desirability bias was still influential in the research setting, despite the best efforts to avoid it. Evidence is provided to support this argument.
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Details
- Title
- More of the same?
- Creators
- Sarah Anne Nishanian Akers
- Contributors
- Christine Horne (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525019701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis