Minority Group Reactions to Future Majority Status: The Role of Common Minority Group Perceptions
by
Lorenz, Mitchell M., author.
Title
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Minority Group Reactions to Future Majority Status: The Role of Common Minority Group Perceptions
Author
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Lorenz, Mitchell M., author.
ISBN
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9780438127722
Personal Author
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Lorenz, Mitchell M., author.
Physical Description
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1 electronic resource (74 pages)
General Note
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: B.
Advisors: Ruth H. Warner Committee members: Eddie M. Clark; Richard D. Harvey.
Abstract
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By 2044, a majority of the U.S. Population will be non-White. A "future White minority" assumes that current minority groups collectively identify as "non-White." The current work tested the relationship between Latino's perceptions of minority population growth and ethnic self-esteem while considering the impact of collective "non-White" ingroup identification. Using correlational (study 1) and experimental (study 2) designs, the interaction between common minority ingroup identity, minority population growth perceptions, and multiculturalism on ethnic, private self-esteem was tested. Results suggest Latino endorsement of multiculturalism drives reactions to shifting demographics. Those higher in multiculturalism reported high ethnic self-esteem regardless of expected demographic change or shared group membership with other minority groups. Those lower in multiculturalism reported higher ethnic self-esteem as members of a common minority ingroup expecting a future minority-majority but, when expecting a future White majority, ethnic self-esteem was higher when minority groups were seen as separate groups.
Local Note
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School code: 0193
Subject Term
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Social psychology.
Added Corporate Author
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Saint Louis University. Psychology.
Electronic Access
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| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
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| XX(693370.1) | 693370-1001 | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | |