The polls - trends: race relations and American youth, 1976-1995

Article Abstract:

There is reason to suggest that African American and white youths are becoming more homogeneous in their attitudes and perceptions regarding racial issues. This is evident in a series of national surveys of high school senior students conducted between 1976 and 1995. The degrees of concern expressed by the students about race relations as a problem converged during the most recent years of the surveys. Furthermore, both black and white youths believed that relations between them had improved, although this sentiment declined after the mid-1980s.

Public opinion, Race relations, African American youth

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Metastereotypes: Blacks' perceptions of Whites' stereotypes of Blacks

Article Abstract:

Metastereotypes can significantly influence the behavior of every group member in the social strata. A national survey conducted by Time/CNN which delves on blacks' metastereotypes was used to analyze blacks' perceptions of the level of antiblack stereotyping among whites. Results reveal that blacks perceived that most whites regard them negatively, hence three clusters of dimensions were found, namely, social pathologies, racial inferiority, and positive images.

Stereotype (Psychology), Stereotypes (Psychology), Blacks

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Poll-based forecasts of midterm Congressional election outcomes: do the pollsters get it right?

Article Abstract:

Pollsters who tried to predict the margin of victory by political parties for midterm Congressional elections varied in their predictions between 3.4% and 7%. The Gallup election polls for the midterm years from 1950 through 1994 were analyzed to determine the accuracy of the pollsters. The analysis of the 227 polls yielded fairly steady and significant results, one of which is that the success of Democratic candidates was usually overstated.

Public opinion polls, Election forecasting, Gallup Poll (Poll)

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