Black-White Group Interaction: A Study of Control and Comfort

拟议的试点项目的目的是更深入地了解不同种族构成之间的关系及其对白人和黑人的心理影响。对导致白人退出融合环境的种族间紧张关系的心理因素进行这种研究，将对影响学校融合的问题产生最大的影响。研究人员认为，这项研究的结果可以作为组成各种综合工作和治疗小组的指导。通过改变一系列小群体的种族组成，调查者将试图确定以下问题：1)一个群体的种族构成对黑人的控制感和舒适感有什么影响白人呢？白人和黑人在不同或相似的种族中经历不同种族构成的影响吗？配置？研究人员计划利用试点研究的结果来加强预期的全面核磁共振提案的质量。

The objective of the proposed pilot project is to gain greater insight into the relationship between various racial compositions and their psychological effects upon whites and blacks. Such a study of the psychological factors thought to contribute to interracial tensions that result in the withdrawal of whites from integrated settings would have its greatest implications for issues bearing on school integration. The investigator feels that results from this study could be used as a guide in composing a variety of integrated work and therapeutic groups. By varying the racial composition of a series of small groups, the investigator will attempt to determine the following: 1) What effect does the racial composition of a group have on the perceived levels of control and comfort for blacks and whites? 2) Do whites and blacks experience the effects of varying racial compositions at different or similar racial configurations? The investigator plans to use the results in the pilot study to strengthen the quality of an anticipated full MRI proposal.