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An Unobtrusive Measure of Racial Behavior in a University Cafeteria
Author(s) -
Page Stewart
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01646.x
Subject(s) - cafeteria , psychology , white (mutation) , observational study , social psychology , measure (data warehouse) , association (psychology) , applied psychology , statistics , mathematics , medicine , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , database , gene , psychotherapist
Observational data were gathered from a large university cafeteria for a period of 22 days, in 1‐hr periods per day, over one semester. Observations were made of the frequency with which Black and White cashiers were selected. Chi‐square analyses showed a significant association between a cashier's being Black and increased likelihood that she would not be selected. Some comments and comparisons are made with other research using similar measures.