Belief in U. S. Government Conspiracies Against Blacks Among Black and White College Students : Powerlessness or System Blame ?  

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Crocker, Jennifer ; Blaine, Bruce Evan ; Broadnax, Stephanie ; Luhtanen, Riia

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 25 no. 8 (1999), page 941-953.
Topik: government; system blame; U. S. government conspiracies; powerlessness; college students
Fulltext: 941PSPB258.pdf (100.95KB)

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Black Americans are far more likely than White Americans to endorse theories about conspiracies by the U.S. government against Blacks. The present study explored the predictors of these conspiracy beliefs for 91 Black and 96 White college students. Two explanations for belief in these conspiracies were considered, one focusing on political powerless and externality of attributions and the other focusing on system blame for Blacks’ disadvantaged status. Regression analyses supported the view that belief in these conspiracy theories is related to blaming problems of Black Americans on prejudice and discrimination. Race was a powerful predictor of belief in these conspiracies even when socioeconomic status was controlled. Furthermore, the race effect was partially mediated by the system blame measure but not by political powerlessness or greater externality of attributional style. System blame was a much stronger predictor of conspiracy beliefs for Black than for White students. Conspiracy beliefs were positively associated with the racial self - esteem of Black students and negatively for White students. Clinical implications and implications for intergroup relations are discussed.

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