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Factors That Affect College Students' Attitudes Toward Interracial Dating

This study was designed to examine the attitudes of undergraduate students toward interracial dating. The study examined the influence of race, gender, and previous interracial dating experience on interracial dating attitudes. The independent variable of racial identity salience was also examined. A final sample consisted of 389 students, recruited from first year political science classes at the University of North Texas. An 11- item self administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The results indicated that race and previous interracial dating experience was associated with college students' attitudes. A weak association was also found between greater racial identity salience and less positive interracial dating attitudes. Future research should further examine racial identity salience and its role in partner selection.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2901
Date08 1900
CreatorsGafford, Farrah D.
ContributorsSeward, Rudy Ray, Jacobson, Arminta, Garza, Lisa
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Gafford, Farrah D, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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