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Effects of Sudden Mass School Desegregation on Interracial Interaction and Attitudes in One Southern City
Author(s) -
Silverman Irwin,
Shaw Marvin E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1973.tb00107.x
Subject(s) - desegregation , racial integration , race (biology) , demography , psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , gender studies , political science , public administration
The extent to which blacks and whites interacted socially on school grounds and their attitudes toward each other were ascertained across time during the first semester of an integration program in three southern secondary schools. Interracial interactions remained sparse throughout the semester and over time showed no increases approaching significance though attitudes did become more tolerant. Several effects on both variables related to race, sex, and grade level are reported.