Relationship of self and ideal-self descriptions with sex, race, and class in southern adolescents.

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This study evaluated the effects of sex, race, and social class on the self- and ideal-self-concepts of adolescent Ss. Interpersonal Check List data were obtained from 261 Negro and 211 white high school seniors from urban segregated schools whose social class was determined on the basis of parental occupations as reported by the Ss. Sex and race markedly influenced the results, but class was not found to have any effect. Negro Ss obtained higher dominance and love scores than the white Ss for self-ratings, but lower scores on ideal descriptions. Males' self- and ideal-self-ratings yielded higher scores on dominance while females' ratings yielded higher scores on the love variable. There was less discrepancy between ideal and self-ratings of: (a) Negroes compared with whites, (b) males compared with females on dominance, and (c) females compared with males on love. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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