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Whites’ Favorability Toward African Americans: The Influence of a Bargainer or Challenger Strategy 1
Author(s) -
Kernahan Cyndi,
Bettencourt B. Ann
Publication year - 2005
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.1559-1816.2005.tb02126.x
Subject(s) - racism , psychology , appeal , social psychology , white (mutation) , prejudice (legal term) , individualism , african american , gender studies , sociology , ethnology , political science , law , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
The purpose of this research is to examine how Whites respond to African Americans who differ in their attitudes about racism and strategies for handling racism. In one condition, White participants read about an African American student who described racism as a minor problem and expressed an individualistic strategy for dealing with it (bargainer). In another condition, the student described racism as a large problem and endorsed a more collective strategy (challenger). Results showed that the bargainer was perceived more favorably; however, participants low in modern racism gave higher favorability ratings to the challenger than did those high in modem racism. Results are discussed in terms of the limitations of the bargainer approach, as well as its appeal to Whites.