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Reasoning about Intergroup Relations among Hispanic and Euro-American Adolescents

Nancy J. Cobb

California State University, Los Angeles

One hundred and twentyHispanicandEuro-American (Anglo) 5th, 8th, and 11th graders were individually interviewed to determine their judgments and reasoning in response to a dilemma in which a student from one ethnic group (Hispanic or Anglo) wished to join an exclusive club of the other ethnic group. Three-quarters of the participants made judgments to include the student, but a small number judged to exclude or switched judgments from include to exclude. Reasons used to support inclusion focused on individual welfare, social principles, and fairness. Reasons supporting exclusion stressed rules, the right to choose one 'sfriends, and cultural barriers. Ethnicity, grade, and gender were unrelated to judgments but were related to types of reasons given. Anglo students referred more to rights and rules, and Hispanics to cultural barriers. Older participants more often cited social principles.

Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 11, No. 3, 306-324 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0743554896113003


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