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Lael Table 4.2a. Tehange in Motivation to Occupation (percent) " HANGS prMp PERIOD pre-to-Prin Prin-to-Post stronger 28 50 No Change 59 48 wi esker 12 (89) 3(89) Table 4.3a- ‘Change in Motivation to Black community (percent)" CHANGE DIME PERIOD prin-to-Post stronger 13 No Change 54 66 Weaker 10 (g0) 20 (99) table 4.4a. “Change in Motivation to God(percent)" CHANGE ‘TIME PERTOD pre-to-Prin Prin-to~Post stronger 4 20 No Change 83 76 Weaker 32 (99) 3 (39) Table 5. "Intellectual Comfort (percent) " COMFORT IME PERIOD j Pre-Prin Prin Post-Prin With Blacks 26 22 with Blks/whts 51 70 with Whites 24 gay 8 (39) ] | ] Table 5.1. "Social Comfort (percent) " j COMFORT TIME PERIOD Prin Post-Prin with Blacks 64 23 62 With Blks/whts 19 20 36 i With. Whites 17 (g9) 6 (39) 2 (99) Table 5.2. "political Comfort (percent)" | couronr sprue PERtoD | Pre-Prin Prin Pos: rin 4 With Blacks SS 54 33 With Blks/Whts 38 41 43 With whites 9 (g9) 4189) 4¢g9) Table 5.3. "Business Comfort (percent)" COMFORT With Blacks With Blks/Whts With Whites table 5.4. “Dating Comfort (percent) " COMFORT With Blacks With Blks/Whts with Whites gable 5.5. “gporting Comfort (percent) " COMFORT with Blacks With Blks/Whts With Whites TIME PERIOD pre-prin Prin Post-Prin 24 24 21 67 68 66 12 9 (a9) 8 (89) (89) TIME PERIOD Pre-Prin Prin Post-Prin 70 70 66 25 26 30 8 (a9) 489) 389) TIME PERIOD prin Post-Prin 26 25 24 6s 72 4 5 (89) 3 (a9) 2 (89) Table 5.6. “General Comfort (percent) " COMFORT TIME PERIOD pre-Prin Prin Post-Prin With Blacks 51 53 49 With Blks/Whts 35 43 50 With Whites 13 (go) 4199) Liga) Table 5a. “Change in Intellectual Comfort (percent) " CHANGE TIME PERIOD Pre- cin Prin-to-Post Toward Blacks 36 10 No Change a7 60 Toward Whites 16 (89) 31 (89) Table 5.la- “Change in Social Comfort (percent)”" CHANGE TIME _PERTOD Pre-to-Prin Prin-to-Post Toward Blacks 31 10 No Change . 57 59 Toward Whites ll (89) 31 (89) able 5.2a. "Change in Political Comfort (percent)" CHANGE TIME PERIOD Pre-to-Prin Prin-to-Post Toward Blacks 26 13 No Change 52 66 Toward Whites 23 (59) 20 (ga) Table 5.3a. “Change in Business Comfort (percent) " CHANGE IME _PERTOD Pr rin Prin-to-Post Toward Blacks 10 8 No Change 80 76 Toward Whites 10 (g0) 14 gay Table 5.4a. “Change in Dating Comfort (percent) " CHANGE DIME PERIOD pre-to-Prin Prin-to-Post Toward Blacks 13 uu No Change 73 80 Toward Whites 13 (go) 9 (89) er | Table 5.5a. "Change in Sporting Comfort (percent)" CHANGE Toward Blacks No Change toward Whites Table 5.6a. TIME PERIOD pre-to-Prin Pr: ost 8 8 76 86 16 (ga) 5 (89) “Change in General Comfort (percent)" CHANGE Toward Blacks No Change Toward Whites Table 6. "Respondents' Sex(percent)" SEX Male Female Table 7. Respondents! Class (percent)" CLASS Uppermid to Upper Low mid -Under to Lowermid Pre-to-Prin TIME PERIOD Prin-to-Post 26 11 60 74 17 (g9) 44 (9) PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS 60 40 (g9) PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS 24 51 24 (a9) a tates usc bei cinta Table 8. "Respondents' Books (percent) " 4 BOOKS Jess than 50 51-over 100 Table 9. “Person Admired by PERSON Relative Black person White person Table 10. ‘TIMI E_ PERIOD Pre-Prin 24 74 (a9) Respondents (percent) " Post: a. 89 (9 TIME PERTOD Px 58 30 11 (g9) "Respondents' Career Mobility (percent) " MOBILITY Upward Even Downward Don't Know Prin Post-Prin 39 47 50 aa 10(g9) 9 (89) PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS 72 17 12 (g9) Table 11. “Distinction Between Time vs, Ideologies (percent)" PRINCETON IDEOLOGIES PRE-PRIN TIME More Black § More Wh: More sep/plur 62 48 More int/assim 38 (37) 52 (59) Table 11.1. "Distinction Between Ideologies vs. Time (percent)" PRINCETON TIME PRE-PRIN IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur More _int/assim More Blacks 74 56 More Whites 26 (31) 44 054) Table 11.2. “pistinction Between Time vs. Ideologies (percent) " POST-PRINCETON IDEOLOGIES PRIN TINE More Black More White More sep/plur 48 36 More int/assim 52 (54) 64(33) Table 11.3. “Distinction Between Ideologies vs. Time(percent)" pOST-PRINCBTON TIME PRIN IDBOLOGIES More _sep/plur More int/assim More Black aa 32 More Whites 55 (45) $8 (40) | gable 12. “Change in Time vs- PRE-TO-PRIN COMFORT More Black No Change More White Table 12.1. “Change in Time vs- PRIN-TO-POST COMFORT More Black No Change More White Table 13. "Change in Time vs- PRE-TO-PRIN MOTIVATION Motivated No Change unmotivated change in General Comfort (percent) " PRE-TO-PRIN TIME more Black | No Change More White 40 a 8 55 el 56 5 (40) Mary 38 (25) change in General Comfort (percent) " PRIN-TO-POST TIME More Black No_Change More White 46 11 7 54 85 74 - a3) 4 (89) 4943) Change in Motivation to Black Community (percent) " PRE-TO-PRIN TIME More Black No Change More White 58 5 20 38 85 60 5 (ao) 2020) 20 (95) Table 13.1 "Change in Time vs. Change in Motivation to Black Community (percent) " PRIN-TO-POST TIME More Black No Change © More Whit Motivated 38 ii 9 No Change 38 78 68 Unmotivated 23 (43) 11 (97) 23 (gay Table 14. “Change in Time vs. Change in Ideologies(percent)" RIN IDEOLOGIES PRE-TO-PRIN TIME More Black No Change More White More sep/plur 62 5 28 No Change 31 62 32 More int/assim 8 (39) 33 (91) 40 (95) Table 14.1. “Change in Time vs. Change in Ideologies (percent) " PRIN-TO-POST IDEOLOGIES PRIN-TO-POST TIME More Black No Change © More White More sep/plur 31 29 18 No Change 54 57 48 More int/assim 15 (13) 14 (9g) 34 (44) Table 15. tchange in Time vs. Change in Intellectual Comfort (percent) RIN INTELLECTUAL PRE-TO-PRIN TIME More Black | No Change re White More Black 58 10 12 No Change 38 1 48 More White _ 328) 19 (21) 40 (40) Table 15.1. “Change in Time vs. Change in Intellectual Comfort (percent) " PRIN-TO-POST INTELLECTUAL PRIN-TO-POST_ TIME More Black No Change More White More Black 31 21 34 No Change 54 a 59 More White 15 (13) 7 (28) 74a) Table 16. "change in Time vs. Change in Social Comfort (percent) " RIN_SOCIAL PRE-TO-PRIN TIME More Black No Change More White More Black 50 5 8 No Change 45 76 68 More White 5 (40) 19 (21) 24 (95) Table 16.1. “Change in Time vs. Change in Social Comfort (percent)" PRIN-TO-POST TIME More Black No Change © More White More Black 46 25 7 No Change 46 75 54 More White 8413) = (28) 39 43 Table 17. “Change in School vs. Change in Time Pre-to-Prin (percent) " PRE-TO-PRIN IDEOLOGIES SCHOOLS ATTENDED More Black | No Change = More White More sep/plur 33 18 aT No Change 56 38 35 More int/assim 121 (9) 45 (40) 18 (34 Table 18. “Change in Ideologies vs. Change in General Comfort (percent) " PRE-TO-PRIN GENERAL PRE-TO-PRIN TIME More sep/plur No Change = More _int/assim More Black 33 3 7 No Change 54 76 50 More White 13 (46) 21433) 43 a4) Table 18.1. ‘Change in Ideologies vs. Change in General Comfort (percent) " PRIN-TO-POST GENERAL PRIN-TO-POST_IDEOLOGTES More sep/plur No Change = More _int/assim More Black 25 9 20 No Change 56 al 78 More White 19 (16) 9 (43) 15 (97) Table 19. Nchange in Ideologies vs. Change in Motivation to Blk Community (percent) " PRE-TO-PRIN MOTIVATION PRE-TO-PRIN IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change More int/assim Motivated 45 2? a No Change 53 61 48 unmotivated 3 (38) 12(33) 29 (14) Table. 19.1. Change in Ideologies vs. Change in Motivation to Blk Community (percent) " PRIN-TO-POST MOTIVATION PRIN-TO-POST IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change = More int/assim Motivated 19 16 8 No Change 62 68 65 unmotivated a6) 16 (44) 27 (06) Table 20. "Change in Ideologies vs. PRE-TO-PRIN OBLIGATION Obligated Not Obligated Table 20.1 "Change in Ideologies vs. PRIN-TO-POST OBLIGATION obligated Not Obligated Table 21. Obligation (percent)" PRE-TO-PRIN IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change More int/assim 90 90 n 10 (38) 9 (33) 28 (14) Obligation (percent) " PRIN-TO-POST IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change More 85 86 93 15 (27) 4 (aay Tas Change in Ideologies vs. Pride(percent)" PRE-TO-PRIN PRIDE Proud Not Proud Table 21.1. "Change in Ideologies vs. PRIN-TO-POST PRIDE Proud Not Proud PRE-TO-PRIN IDEOLOGIES More_sep/plur No Change More int/assim 49 a 57 52 (37) 79 (33) 31a) Pride (percent) " PRIN-T0-POST IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change More int/assim 40 32 54 60 (15) 8 4a) 46 (26 Table 22. "Change in Ideologies vs. Guilt (percent)" PRE-TO-PRIN GUILT PRE-TO-PRIN IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change More int/assim Guilt 16 27 7 No Guilt 84137) 73133) 93.14) table 22.1. “Change in Ideologies vs. Guilt (percent)" PRIN-TO-POST GUILT PRIN-TO-POST IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change More int/assim Guilt 20 25 8 No Guilt 80 (15) 75 (4a) 92 (96) Table 23. "Change in Ideologies vs. Selves (percent)" PRE-TO-PRIN SELVES PRE“TO-PRIN IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change More int/assim Help selves 86 94 86 Not help selves 14,3) 6 (33) Mey Table 23.1. Change in Ideologies vs. Sevles(percent)" 'O-PRIN IDEOLOGIES PRIN-TO-POST_ SELVES PRI More sep/plur No Change More int/assim Help selves B 93 92 Not help selves 2745) Teaay 8 106) Table 24. "Change in Ideologies vs. Hopeless (percent) " PRE-TO-PRIN HOPELESS PRE: PRIN IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change More int/assim Hopeless 1 6 - Not hopeless 8957) 94153) 100 (14) Table 24.1. "Change in Ideologies vs. Hopeless (percent)" PRI OST HOPELESS PRIN-TO-POST IDEOLOGIES More sep/plur No Change = More_int/assim Hopeless 7 7 8 Not hopeless 93 (15) 93 (44) 92 (96) Department of Sociology Princeton University PRINCETON-EDUCATED BLACKS AND THE BLACK, COMMUNITY This questionnaire is part of a study of the attitudes of Black Princeton alunnt eouned ene Black community, " The study is being conducted by a Princeton AunTor Sack vonen” in partial fwifiliment of her thesis requirement (Professor Walter L. Wallace Depsrement of Sociology, advisor). The questionnaire is anonymous (do not write your name on it}, so please answer each question as freely ano truthfully as possible, | am sure you will TAD tne questionnaire botn interesting and brie? (it takes about 20 minutes to Complete) Please return your completed questionngire es soon as possible (by March 15 ot the latest] inthe engiosed evasped, — self-addressed envelope. | am sure you fOnenber the extrene tine-pressure under which seniors write their theses, and | fopersyourviittyepatnize with my plex “fOr prompt return “of your sofneced questionnaire. When the study is completed in May, 1 Will provide the Association of Black princeton Atimn (ABPA)” with 2 summary of its findings for thelr use and distribution " Thank you very much for your time and interest. Michelle Robinson 22h Pyne Halt Brineeton University Princeter, NJ 08544 1, Please recall your interactions in various activicies with Blacks, and fnizes during. the, three periods. of your, life listed’ below as “Pre~ Princeton" (years before entering college), “Princeton” (years in col lege), fad Wpoce-Princeton" (years. after graduating from college). Indicste how aoe "felt about ‘thess interactions. by writing one of the folowing code YOnpers in'each pox according te the scale below. Please do not skip ny Boxes. Ignore the numbers next to the boxes. Means you Feit, on the average: Wien {fate Soaforeapie with Blacks somewhat more conforeable with Blacks seouresuel iy conforsable with Blacks and ‘nites Sotevist more confortable with Whites Stch’nore conroreapie with Whites Pri princeton Princeton princeton Intellectual (discus~ 19 Philosophical, Selentific, technical, orartistie ideas)... Boole, Assert q ta teareying Ainley woe i wines rere] oO Les Menthe ne : 5 Religious (sharing religious op 2) on Viowd, worshipping) ee 3 5 3 Political (participating in Senonst rations, politics ay 5) as) Ganga ions ano drganizaeions) . 3 > Dy"s Mortar es | Cop Dating (including all speci- (zy) (22) Pigatiy sexual activities). - ey 3 9 Sparks and btn iarlos: [Sh = (2a) (25) ingtaeaine io seme fo” | Dean sedstete, omelseria eC) as Cpe C78? Now consider the amount of time you actually spent directly interacting with Blacks and Whites, in any capacity, during the three periods. Please Tndicate Now that time wae divided by circling one number for each period below. 4 spent, on she Pree Post average Erifeeton Princeton Princeton Nuch more tine with Blacks than Whites. . 2... . 0 ° ° Sonowhat more cime with : Blacks than Whites... . 1. 7 1 1 About equal tise with Blacks an whites... 2 2 F Somewhat more time with Whivee than Blacks. te 8 3 3 Much more time with Whites than Blacks. see ee ee 4 4 (23) Go) an 9 3 3 Here are some subjective motivations whose combinations mey account for 2 person's behavior,” Using the following scale please stare che contributions Gf each motivation to your own benavior, on the average, during the thres Seriods "of your life so fer, Remember: think of your” subjective Rotivations, “not the objective outcomes of your behavior. © Please do not Skip any boxes, and again, ignore the numbers next to the boxes. 5 te Yetiosing = Eontribueton: ° None 5 Stighe 2 Moderate 5 Strong i i Very strong Pres Post- Prineeton Princeron Princeron Myself, personally. © + + Owe Oe Oy sp Oop Ohep noes Olep OP Oe oO My local residents! (ue) (3) Mah Oo’ O% My loved ones , conmumitye eee The Black Anerican cormunity wherever it my ves cod: ay churen. The USA as 8 society . the nonchmnite races oF the Worid The auman species fe ced 9 oe oe oO on oO cg) ml cag Oe rm) 53) 3 (58) ° aga wnole see ee How would you describe the views you held during the three ‘ations between Slacks snd Whites in the U.S.?- (Circle each period) Pre- Post- Princeton Princeron Princeton Very strongly separat ionist and/or plurariste . . - 0 ° o Moderately separationist ang/or pluralist. «+ - vil 1 1 Undecided... 2. 2 2 2 Moderately integrationist and/or sssimiagionist. «ss 3 3 3 Very strongly intearationist and/or assinilationist ow 4 4 09) (60) (61) 9 9 9 hen you think of true "for you. personally are funber in each tow). lover class Slack Americans and the the following very Somewhat Ta Tie" yndecisea | fee! proud that 1 have been strong. enough to. Bolg rena ining fairing tnze, “tha ° 1 2 | feet tucky that | vas given ppertunities thine they 340 : morgivens svn sree se sO. i 2 i feet guilty thet | my be betraying then In some way. . . 0 1 2 1 fee! ashamed of then; they reFiees badly" on ohe: rest ot fees : 1 2 | feel their lite is more Ronest thon ming; | would betone pare of ie tr i cour. = 0 1 2 1 £62! 9B gates to help Improve . their fees = ceo 1 2 | feel they must help them selves. rer rs o 1 2 | feet they are the Wnite community's problem; not mins esha tte ec ° , 2 \ fee! there 1s no vay they Ean'be ‘hetpea; shelr situ~ Stlon is" hopeless. sea 0 1 2 Oop Dee | (38) D (53) | (57) 0 (58) 3 3 periods about False nunber for tite they tea, now stavoments?(Please circle one (62) 9 (63) 9 ro) 9 (5) 3 (66) 9 (67) ° (68) 9 (63) 9 (79) 9 10. which of the following statements cone closest to expressing your Berier?(Giecle one number). | don't believe In God... ee ee eee | dont think it [8 possible for me to know whether there ig8 G06. re tee tee 1 | ap.uneertain but lean toward not believing... ... 2 | derinitely believe in God... ee ee a Iam uneonfortabie with the word "cod" but 1 do Beliove in sore kind of transcendent force OFOMnys wos eee eae eee oe le 215) ray. 3 Do you believe God Influences the Way society is orgenized? (Circle one punber. Yes, God gerermines the vay society Is organized # inost HENCLYs wy cows ke ca eee ms OO Yes, God has a strong influence. 2... 2 ed Yes, God has a small influence... 1... 1. 2 No, God nas no influence at all... . 22. 8 18) Do you believe God influences your own Iifer(Circie one number. | Yes, God determines ay life almost entirely... 2... 0 Yes, God nas a strong influence... 2... ee ee eT Yes, God has a small influence... 5... 22-25. 2 No, Cod has no influence at alle... 2 eee ee am Which of che following describes your primary and secondary schools?(Gircle one numberin each column.) Primary Secondary ‘School All or aimost all Black. 2... SO Mostly Black. 2.2 ee ee 1 About equally Black end white... 2 Mostly White. 2. 2 ee as 3 All or almost ait White... 4. 8 oO 8 Which of the following describes your current living arrangement 7(Circle one number.) 1 live with one or more other Blacks... 1... 10 I live with one or more Whites... ee | live with one or more Blacks and Whites... 2. 2 2 fi five: cme: sag ee Wa ews eS YER 3 i 13. 16 a. 18. Which of the you were growing a) (a AIL or almost all Black, Mostly Black. up?(Ci re About ecually Black and White. Mostly hive. AIL or almost all White, Farm or open country. (3) following best describes the neighborhood you ‘one number ingroup A, Suburb In metropotitan area of... Tess than Talition. « : Central city in metropolitan area of... fess than 1 miltion. 1 ailtion or sore, Lived in wai ‘and ne number in grous What is your sex2(Gircle one number.) Mate. Female. enn di 7 2 as 4 a7) 3 400 en en el a Ea ot sy 9 (19) 3 What is your age at last birthday?(Circie one number. ) under 20. 20-28. 25-29. 30-34... 35-39. 40 or over. which of umber. ) | nave eon uavardly mobile From my parents I have Kept e' I have ben downwardly mobile from my parents’ 1 don" know yee how. | am moving, with respect Socieconomic class. - = parents! Thank you very much for completing this questionnaire. ° a 2 3 4 5 the following best describes your career so far? (29) o (Gircie one fen aaax (0 with ny parenes" soplaacanonto class, «<1 2 to ay Dead CET . 9 1 hope you round it interesting and not too time-consuming. Please place your questionnaire in the stamped, self-addressed envelope provided and drop it in 3 maiivox no later chan March 15. Thanks again. Hicherte Robinson (609]734-0243, n 12. a3. mw. iho was ghe person whom you most admires during the different your life?(Cirele one number far each periods} ree poste eingeten Princeton printessn A relative (wnether close eT oe cco 0 ° A Black friend or acquaintance, . . 1 1 1 Avhite friend or acquaintance. . . 2 2 2 A Black parton who actualy Setted BIL" ohod sou hover‘nee. .. 3 3 3 Avie person who actuat ly exlttes Btt"uhon'younover’net. . . .t 4 “ A tiotional Black person... . «5 5 5 A fiestonai Wnite person. oo. . 26 6 6 m1) a2) OR 9 5 oO periods of About how many books were in your home during the time you were growing up?(Cirete one numer.) None... .0 en . 6-10... 2 1125. 8 26-50... 51-100... 5 over 100. .6 ou 9 foot now many books do you have in your home at present? None... .0 Wed 6-10. 6. 2 1-25. 8 26-50. 2. 51-100. . 5 6 over 100. 05) 3 (Circle one Which of the following best describes your family while you were growing up?(Cirete one numer. } Upper class... . . .0 Upper micdie class. . 1 Lower middie class. . 2 Lower class... . «3 undere ace 4 BIBLIOGRAPHY a, (New Carmichael, S. & Hamilton, C., Liberation in America, (New York: Vintage Books), 1967. Conyers, J. & Wallace W., Black Elected Officials, (New York: Rugsell Sage Foundation), 1976. Dejoie, Carolyn, "Low Morale in Higher Education: Blacks in Predominately Whites Universities", (source of article unknown). Havemann, E. & West, P., They Went to College: The College Graduate in America Today, (New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co.), 1952. Piazza & Glock, "Images of God and Their Social Meaning", Religious Dimensions, (New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.), 1979. Thomas, Gail E. 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