Hraba, J. & Grant, G. (1970)
Black is beautiful: A re-examination of racial preference and identification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 16, 398-402
This study looks at racial identification and racial preference in Black and White American children. It is a replication (with the addition of a white comparison group) of a study conducted in 1939 by Clark & Clark.
Outline the findings of the Clark & Clark study.
What social / political changes took place between the original study and the Hraba & Grant replication?
Hraba & Grant used the same EIGHT questions as Clark & Clark. These were designed to measure:
RACIAL PREFERENCE RACIAL AWARENESS RACIAL SELF IDENTIFICATION
Complete the table below:
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Q no |
Give me the doll that: |
Designed to measure? |
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1 |
‘you want to play with’ |
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2 |
‘that is a nice doll’ |
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3 |
‘that looks bad’ |
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4 |
‘that is a nice colour’ |
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5 |
‘that looks like a white child’ |
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6 |
‘that looks like a coloured child’ |
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7 |
‘that looks like a Negro child’ |
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8 |
‘that looks like you’ |
Hraba & Grant also assessed the ‘behavioural consequences’ of this. What information did they ask for?
Who were the subjects in Hraba & Grant’s study?
Draw bar graphs to represent the following:
1. A comparison of the black children’s results to Question 1 in 1939 and 1969
2. A comparison of the black children’s results to Question 2 in 1939 and 1969
3. A comparison of the black children’s results to Question 3 in 1939 and 1969
4. A comparison of the black children’s results to Question 4 in 1939 and 1969
What other differences were there between Clark & Clark’s results and Hraba & Grant’s results?
How do Hraba & Grant explain their results?