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Soul city: Attitudes toward a developing new town
Author(s) -
James Sherman A.,
Kaplan Berton H.,
Millstone Linda H.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(197801)6:1<88::aid-jcop2290060118>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - soul , white (mutation) , social psychology , psychology , idealism , welfare , sociology , gender studies , gerontology , medicine , theology , political science , biochemistry , philosophy , chemistry , epistemology , law , gene
This study examined the differences in the attitudes of black and white students towards Soul City, a new town currently under construction in Warren County, North Carolina. 115 white students and 45 black students attending a predominantly white university and 122 black students attending a predominantly black university responded to a survey instrument developed to measure attitudes towards the new town. Scores on the instrument were factor analyzed and while no significant differences were found between the two black student groups, blacks and whites, over all, differed on three of the four factorial dimensions identified: Social Idealism, Social Trust, and Human Welfare. These findings are discussed in terms of the larger community psychology significance of Soul City.