Affirmative reaction: The influence of type of justification on nonbeneficiary attitudes toward affirmative action plans in higher education

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dc.contributor.advisorHebl, Michelle R.
dc.creatorKnight, Jennifer Lynn
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:43:58Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:43:58Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractIt is popularly believed that justifying an affirmative action plan (AAP) through emphasizing the advantages that diverse students can bring to a college campus will increase nonbeneficiary support for the program. However, there has been little empirical support for this proposition, perhaps because previous research has not directly articulated to participants the value of a diverse student body. As such, a 4 (Type of justification: Compensation, Instrumental, Combination, or No Justification) x 3 (Type of AAP: Increased recruitment, Proportional Selection Quotas, or Weak Preferential Treatment) between-subjects design was used to determine how the explicit framing of an AAP influences subsequent reactions. Both quantitative and qualitative data from 216 White undergraduate participants revealed that the combination justification, which highlighted the benefits of the AAP to minority and majority students, was the most effective means of increasing support for the plan, regardless both of the type of AAP and numerous participant characteristics.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 2002 KNIGHT
dc.identifier.citationKnight, Jennifer Lynn. "Affirmative reaction: The influence of type of justification on nonbeneficiary attitudes toward affirmative action plans in higher education." (2002) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17517">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17517</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17517
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectSociology of education
dc.subjectIndustrial psychology
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.titleAffirmative reaction: The influence of type of justification on nonbeneficiary attitudes toward affirmative action plans in higher education
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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