Class Year
2020
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2018
Department 1
Africana Studies
Abstract
Due to one’s surroundings, many African American children have internalized these racial biases without them without consciously being aware of it. Hence, this paper highlights various studies that have done previous research on the racial biases children hold like the pioneering study, the Clark doll experiment of 1947. Furthermore, this paper elaborates on measurements of how children have internalized these biases along with the influence adults play on the lives of these children. Therefore, I expand on the many implications these biases have on the lives of African American children and suggest possible approaches to aid in the reduction of these racial biases.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Gonzales, Daniela G., "Internalized Racism: Biases Children and Adults Hold" (2018). Student Publications. 699.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/699
Comments
Written for AFS 250: Black Feminism in Film & Hip Hop.