Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
African American teenagers -- Race identity African Americans -- Race identity
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in ethnic identity as a function of gender and academic grade level and to determine if there was an interaction between gender and grade level among Black adolescents. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) was administered to 179 Black male and female high school students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds recruited from two urban high schools in a Midwestern metropolitan area with a population of 105,000. The sample included 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders ranging in age from 14 to 19 with a mean age of 16.3 for the entire population. Results showed that, on the total scale score, ethnic identity, and on the three subscale scores on the MEIM (affirmation/ belonging, ethnic behavior and ethnic identity achievement), there were no statistically significant differences in ethnic identity development as a function of gender and grade level. There was no statistically significant interaction between gender and grade level. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for further research.
Year of Submission
1993
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
First Advisor
Radhi Al-Mabuk
Second Advisor
Melissa L. Heston
Third Advisor
Scharron Clayton
Date Original
1993
Object Description
1 PDF file (85 leaves)
Copyright
©1993 Adrienne Menette Lewis
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Adrienne Menette, "Ethnic identity development among Black high school students" (1993). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1410.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1410
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