Family planning, race consciousness and the fear of race genocide.

Darity, William A.; Turner, Castellano B.

doi:10.2105/ajph.62.11.1454

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“…Respondents reported their agreement with 14 statements (see Table 1) on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (disagree strongly) to 5 (agree strongly). We adapted many of the statements from earlier research (Bird & Bogart, 2003;Darity & Turner, 1972;Farrell & Dawkins, 1979;Parsons et al, 1999;Quimby, 1993;Turner & Darity, 1973). In addition, we included some positively phrased statements.…”

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Conspiracy Beliefs About Birth Control: Barriers to Pregnancy Prevention Among African Americans of Reproductive Age

2005

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This article examines the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs about birth control (e.g., the belief that birth control is a form of Black genocide) and their association with contraceptive attitudes and behavior among African Americans. The authors conducted a telephone survey with a random sample of 500 African Americans (aged 15-44). Many respondents endorsed birth control conspiracy beliefs, including conspiracy beliefs about Black genocide and the safety of contraceptive methods. Stronger conspiracy beliefs predicted more negative attitudes toward contraceptives. In addition, men with stronger contraceptive safety conspiracy beliefs were less likely to be currently using any birth control. Among current birth control users, women with stronger contraceptive safety conspiracy beliefs were less likely to be using contraceptive methods that must be obtained from a health care provider. Results suggest that conspiracy beliefs are a barrier to pregnancy prevention. Findings point to the need for addressing conspiracy beliefs in public health practice.

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Conspiracy Beliefs About Birth Control: Barriers to Pregnancy Prevention Among African Americans of Reproductive Age

2005

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“…Distrust of medical research has been manifested in numerous other ways in recent decades. During the 1970's, birth control programs were considered to be a thinly disguised plot to implement genocide against Blacks in this country (Darity and Turner, 1972). The rationale for this belief was in part the history of forced sterilizations of Blacks in many southern states during the 1930s and 1940s (Weisbord, 1973).…”

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Cross-Cultural Sources of Measurement Error in Substance Use Surveys

Johnson

Bowman

2003

Substance Use & Misuse

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We present an overview of the cross-cultural quality of survey reports of substance use behaviors in the United States. Empirical data from 36 published studies (1977-2003) are examined to evaluate the reliability and validity of substance use reports across cultural groups. In these studies, race/ethnicity are used as proxy indicators of respondent culture. In general, the available research suggests that, with a few exceptions, the quality of survey data on racial and ethnic disparities in substance use is often limited by differential measurement error. A conceptual paradigm is presented to consider a wide range of potential causes for these differences in measurement error that includes two dimensions: emphasis on negative vs. positive behavior patterns, and emphasis on internal vs. external causal factors. These two dimensions yield four potential models that are useful in understanding variations in substance use measurement error: the cultural deficit model, the cultural conflict model, the mainstream conformity model, and the cultural distrust model. Future research should focus on the ability of each of these alternative models to account for cultural variability in the quality of substance use reporting.

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“…1977, 1978, and 1980. These surveys consist of the total noninstitutionalized English-speaking population of the con- Many blacks perceive abortion as part of a white plot to eliminate blacks and these fears of black genocide are related to rejection of family planning methods including abortion (Darity and Turner, 1972). It may be that the traditional black southern culture in general and the extended black family value in particular cause greater fears of abortion as a genocide tactic among southern blacks than among northern blacks.…”

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The Impact of Region On Racial Differences in Attitudes Toward Legal Abortion

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1987

Journal of Black Studies

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Family planning, race consciousness and the fear of race genocide.

Cited by 20 publications

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Conspiracy Beliefs About Birth Control: Barriers to Pregnancy Prevention Among African Americans of Reproductive Age

Conspiracy Beliefs About Birth Control: Barriers to Pregnancy Prevention Among African Americans of Reproductive Age

Cross-Cultural Sources of Measurement Error in Substance Use Surveys

The Impact of Region On Racial Differences in Attitudes Toward Legal Abortion

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