Notes that the accounts of most students and inmates indicate that the acquisition of a racist mythology begins early in their childhood. (Author)

Notes that whether the young child acquires prejudice directly, indirectly, or both, his racial understanding of the "other" group is damaged as he is presented only a one-sided picture. As the young child's racist thinking becomes reinforced by significant adults, racism becomes further embedded within his "self" and he becomes a transmitter of…

Describes a group process designed to bring into consciousness negative attitudes about race. Groups, directed by trained professionals, have been a catalyst in reducing racial tensions. (DM)