Race has been considered to serve as a barrier to leisure for most Blacks. Such
claims have been based on a few studies many of which are theoretically faulty. This
dissertation research attempts to address the current shortcomings of the literature by
exploring the relationships between racial socialization, racial identity, saliency, and the
free-time choices of Black youth. Using a web-based survey, the relationship between
the racial socialization behaviors of parents and development of racial ideologies is
described. Findings provide support for the idea that specific race-related behaviors and
messages and influence the development of one's racial identity. The results from the
web-based survey are also used to test the Salience of Race in Leisure Questionnaire
which is intended to determine the extent to which one considers race when selecting
free-time activities. Finally, focus groups explore the race-related meanings that youth
attach to their free-time activities. Findings provide information about the impact of
racial socialization on the beliefs youth develop concerning Black and non-Black
activities. In summary, this study provides a starting point for examining socialization
and saliency as factors impacting the free-time decisions of Blacks. Much replication, extension and application research will be required to extend findings from current
results using student and general population samples.
The dissertation is organized in five sections. An introductory section presents
the theoretical orientation for research. The second, third, and fourth sections explain the
relationship between racial socialization, racial identity and saliency of race, and free-time
activities. The final section provides a summary of the key findings of this
dissertation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7207 |
| Date | 2009 August 1900 |
| Creators | Pinckney, Harrison P. |
| Contributors | Outley, Corliss |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
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