Relationship Between Race and Attitudes Toward Black Men

Bryson, Seymour

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1912.1998.tb00205.x

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“…We measured participants' explicit attitudes toward Black men with the Attitudes toward Blacks Males Scale (α=.87) (Bryson 1998). The questionnaire consists of fortyseven items and eight subscales-intellectual ability (e.g.…”

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“…For the two Clothing Attire IATs, positive D-scores represent a stronger association of casual dress with weapons and negative D-scores represent a stronger association of professional dress with weapons. We also measured explicit attitudes about Black men using the same survey from Study 1, the Attitudes toward Black Males Scale (Bryson 1998).…”

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“…Participants completed the experiment in the research laboratory on a computer. Participants first filled out an anonymous demographic questionnaire and then completed a questionnaire measuring their explicit attitudes about Black men (Bryson 1998). After the questionnaires, participants completed what we are calling the Racial Bias Implicit Association Test measuring implicit associations between race and weapons.…”

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2021

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Previous research has demonstrated that Black men are perceived to be more threatening than White men. Relatedly, public discourse suggests that respectable dress may reduce this perception. In this paper, we test whether professional attire reduces associations of threat with Black men. In three separate studies, participants completed a modified version of the Weapons Implicit Association Test (IAT). In Study 1, we tested whether Black men are associated with threat more than White men dressed in similar attire. In Study 2, we sought to test whether professional dress lessens the association between race and threat through intra-race comparisons. In Study 3, we assessed the perception of threat of Black men compared to White men when dressed in differing attire. Overall, findings indicate that participants associate Black men with threat more than White men, regardless of attire. Moreover, contrary to expectations, participants more strongly associate professional than casual dress with threat. The results have implications for public and scientific discourse regarding how contextual cues affect perceptions of Black men as threatening.

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“…The survey also included support for police use of ethnic/racial stereotyping measure ( α = .89). This original scale, influenced by Bryson (1998) and Hurwitz and Peffley (1997), invited respondents to agree or disagree (on a five point scale) with four statements, including “Officers tackling burglary problems should pay greater attention to young white males, because they're more often involved in this type of crime” and “When tackling street drug‐dealing, it makes sense for officers to pay greater attention to young males from black and Asian backgrounds because they're more likely to be involved.”…”

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Can police training reduce ethnic/racial disparities in stop and search? Evidence from a multisite UK trial

Miller

Quinton

Alexandrou³

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Criminology & Public Policy

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This study examines the effects of a 1-day pilot training program on ethnic/racial bias in police use of stop and search powers, using a randomized controlled trial in six diverse agencies in England. We theorized the training could reduce officer bias by improving their competence to apply legitimate criteria in search decisions, and/or by reducing their reliance on ethnic/racial stereotypes. Survey results showed the training improved officers' knowledge of stop and search regulations, made them more selective in declared search intentions in hypothetical scenarios, and reduced their support for ethnic/racial stereotyping in policing. While it showed no effects on the ethnic/racial patterns of search intentions in survey scenarios, there was no survey evidence of bias against black people in the scenarios, even in the absence of training. Police search records revealed no clear training effects on recorded street-level behaviors, whether in relation to the frequency of searches, the strength of grounds for suspicion, or their ethnic/racial patterning. Policy implications: A 1-day police training program to reduce ethnic/racial bias may change officers' knowledge and attitudes but, on its own, may not be sufficient to impact their street-level behaviors. Training is probably most effective as part of a package of reforms, and particularly when it: involves sufficient "dosage";

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“…A vast amount of research has demonstrated that differences in attitudes exist among cultures, in reference to gender roles, race, money, and affirmative action. For example, Bryson (1998) found that cultural attitudes differed among Anglo and African American males and females, regarding attitudes toward African American men. Of the Anglo American participants, 78 percent agreed that black men are hard to get along with, 63 percent believed that black men have different personalities than other cultural groups, 52 percent agreed that black men are sentenced to longer jail terms, 52 percent feel that black men want more affection and praise, 51 percent stated that black men want special treatment, 54 percent felt they are irritating, 57 percent stated they resent other people, and finally 58 percent claimed they have a chip on their shoulder.…”

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The implications of differences in cultural attitudes and styles of communication on peer reporting behaviour

King

2000

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPeer reporting of co-worker wrongdoing is attracting research attention. This article extends the current research on peer reporting by suggesting that differences in cultural attitudes and styles of communication may affect reports of unethical behaviour by employees. Organisational and methodological concerns are provided.

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Relationship Between Race and Attitudes Toward Black Men

Abstract: This article presents a n empirical method for assessing attitudes toward Black men. The findings document that race is a significant factor in determining how Black men are perceived by Black and White college students.

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