Martin and Malcolm as Cultural Icons: An Empirical Study Comparing Lower Class African American and White Males

A matched sample of lower class African American and white males selected for their social marginality rated Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X on semantic differential scales constructed to measure both evaluative and potentiality factors. Two specific hypotheses were tested and supported by thes...

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Authors: Hood, Ralph W. (Author) ; Morris, Ronald J. (Author) ; Hickman, Susan E. (Author) ; Watson, P. J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 1995
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1995, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 382-388
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Summary:A matched sample of lower class African American and white males selected for their social marginality rated Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X on semantic differential scales constructed to measure both evaluative and potentiality factors. Two specific hypotheses were tested and supported by these data. First, both white and African American males rated MX higher on potentiality than MLK Jr., and second, there existed an interaction between race and person rated such that African American males evaluated MX higher than MLK Jr. while white males evaluated MLK Jr. higher than MX.
ISSN:2211-4866
Contains:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3511151