ERIC Number: EJ802534
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Publication Date: 2008-Jul
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Individualistic and Collectivistic Worldviews: Implications for Understanding Perceptions of Racial Discrimination in African Americans and British Caribbean Americans
Hunter, Carla D.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v55 n3 p321-332 Jul 2008
Cultural worldviews and perceived racial discrimination were examined among Americans (n = 106) and British Caribbean Americans (n = 95), both of African descent, who were recruited through university student organizations, community organizations, and snowball sampling. Consistent with public perceptions of differences in the experience of race among these 2 groups, multiple regression analyses revealed African Americans were more likely than British Caribbean Americans to perceive racial discrimination in the United States. In addition, a cultural worldview focus on individuality and equality (i.e., horizontal individualism) moderated the relationship between ethnic group and perceived racial discrimination. British Caribbean Americans who endorsed greater agreement with horizontal individualism were less likely to perceive racial discrimination. The same worldview was unrelated to African Americans' perceptions of racial discrimination. The results are discussed with respect to within-group heterogeneity among persons of African descent. Implications for counseling persons of African descent and future research directions are discussed. (Contains 4 footnotes, 3 tables, and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Individualism, African Americans, Race, World Views, Racial Discrimination, Student Organizations, Community Organizations, Ethnic Groups, Blacks, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Background
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