Children's Perceptions of Black English as a Variable in Intraracial Perception

Examined African American students' perceptions of African Americans who used Black English (BE) as opposed to those who used Standard English (SE). In contrast to results of previous studies with adults, these 96 junior high school students from the southern United States thought the BE speake...

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Published inJournal of black psychology Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 215
Main Authors Gross, Alan, Koch, Lisa M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.1997
Subjects
African Americans
Bidialectalism
Black Dialects
Cultural Awareness
Junior High School Students
Junior High Schools
Language of Instruction
Racial Attitudes
Racial Identification
Student Attitudes
Urban Education
Urban Youth
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Summary:Examined African American students' perceptions of African Americans who used Black English (BE) as opposed to those who used Standard English (SE). In contrast to results of previous studies with adults, these 96 junior high school students from the southern United States thought the BE speaker was more likable and competent than the SE speaker. (SLD)
ISSN:0095-7984
DOI:10.1177/00957984970233003