The Influence of Culturally Authentic Children's Books On the Self-Esteem and Racial Preferences of Elementary School Students
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
School
Education
Abstract
The present study examined whether exposure to culturally authentic African American children's books improved the selfesteem of Black children and racial preferences of White children by measuring children's self-esteem and racial preferences before and after they read either culturally authentic African American children's books or control books. Participants were 87 elementary school students in Mississippi (41 boys, 46 girls). Results showed that simple exposure to the culturally authentic children's books did not improve the self-esteem or racial preferences of children and actually led Black children to report lower levels of scholastic competence. Results are attributed to the induction of stereotype threat.
Publication Title
Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale
Volume
27
Issue
3-4
First Page
227
Last Page
238
Recommended Citation
Southard, A.,
Morgan, H.,
Zeigler-Hill, V.
(2014). The Influence of Culturally Authentic Children's Books On the Self-Esteem and Racial Preferences of Elementary School Students. Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale, 27(3-4), 227-238.
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