Awad Germine H, Tran Kimberly, Hall-Clark Brittany, Chapman-Hilliard Collette, Dillard Jendayi, Payne Taylor, Hess Elaine, Jackson Karen
Department of Psychology, The University of Michigan, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Department of Psychology, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, USA.
Soc Identities. 2022;28(6):701-715. doi: 10.1080/13504630.2022.2130885. Epub 2022 Oct 20.
Affirmative Action remains a controversial policy that incites a variety of reactions. Some believe it's an unjust policy that discriminates against applicants, while others view it as a policy aimed at fighting against past inequalities and discrimination. Little is known about African American endorsement of the policy. Two hundred and seven Black students from a predominantly White institution (PWI) and a historically Black university (HBCU) participated in the current study to examine the impact of racial identity on affirmative action attitudes (AA). Results indicated that school type and race centrality significantly predicted AA attitudes. Students who attended a HBCU were less likely to endorse AA compared to students at the PWI and those higher in race centrality were more likely to endorse AA. This study is one of the first to investigate the impact of the educational environment on the affirmative action attitudes of African Americans.
平权行动仍然是一项有争议的政策，会引发各种反应。一些人认为这是一项不公正的政策，歧视申请人，而另一些人则将其视为旨在消除过去不平等和歧视现象的政策。对于非裔美国人对该政策的支持情况知之甚少。来自一所白人为主的机构（PWI）和一所历史悠久的黑人大学（HBCU）的207名黑人学生参与了当前的研究，以检验种族身份对平权行动态度（AA）的影响。结果表明，学校类型和种族中心性显著预测了平权行动态度。与就读于白人为主机构的学生相比，就读于历史悠久的黑人大学的学生不太可能支持平权行动，而种族中心性较高的学生更有可能支持平权行动。这项研究是最早调查教育环境对非裔美国人平权行动态度影响的研究之一。
