- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- The political orientations of black students from all-black towns: the cases of boley, oklahoma; grambling, louisiana; and mound bayou, mississippi
- Creator:
- Newman, Lester C.
- Date of Original:
- 1987-07
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study examines the political orientations of black high school students living in the all-black towns of Boley, Oklahoma; Grambling, Louisiana; and Mound Bayou, Mississippi. For comparative purposes, the study also examines the political orientations of black students living in one multi-ethnic town (Rural Town). The primary intent of this investigation is to determine to what degree the students from these towns are socialized to accept the American political system. In essence, this research seeks to determine to what extent are the students committed to certain values, norms and traditions generally associated with the American society. This study also examines the students' feelings about black nationalism. It attempts to determine the extent to which the students in the three all-black towns and one multi-ethnic town accept the concept black nationalism. A major concern is to determine if there is a correlation between one's acceptance or rejection of the values associated with the American political system and one's feelings about black nationalism. The data for this research were obtained from a paper and pencil questionnaire administered to one-hundred and seventy-two black town students and forty-two multi-ethnic town students in the Spring and Sumner of 1984. The questionnaire consisted of questions concerning the personal and family background of the students, the American political system, and the students' feelings about black nationalism. Additional information on black nationalism and all-black towns was obtained through library research. Findings of this study show that the vast majority of the students in the all-black towns and the multi-ethnic town displayed more support for the American political system than disaffection for the system. The data indicate that more than thr ee-f our ths of all the students can be classified as moderate conformers to conformers. However, the black town students show more support for the political system than those from Rural Town. Findings concerning the students' feelings about black nationalism show that the students in Rural Town displayed a higher degree of support for black nationalism than those in the three all-black towns. However, the vast majority of all the students can be classified in the moderate nationalist to nationalist categories. Only in the town of Boley do the students show strong support of black national!sm. The results of this research show that there is an association between the degree of political socialization and the degree of black nationalism. However, the data indicate that the relationship between the two variables is a negative one. That is, the findings show that those students who oppose the American political system are more likely to display support for black nationalism.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1987_newman_lester_c
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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