Reducing racism, sexism, and homophobia in college students by completing a psychology of prejudice course

College Student Journal, June, 2008 by Terry F. Pettijohn, II, Amy S. Walzer

Titus, D. (1998, March). Teaching tolerance and appreciation for diversity: Applying the research on prejudice reduction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Supervision and Curriculum Development, San Antonio, TX.

TERRY F. PETTIJOHN II & AMY S. WALZER

Mercyhurst College

Notes

(1.) Portions of this research were presented at the 13th Annual Association for Psychological Science Teaching Institute, New York, May 2006.

(3.) Send correspondence concerning this article or reprint requests to Terry F. Pettijohn II, Department of Psychology, Mercyhurst College, 501 E. 38th St., Erie, PA 16546-0001; e-mail: terrypet@usa.com.

Table
Correlations between Prejudice Change, Course Involvement, and
Course Performance in the Psychology of Prejudice Course

                                Course        Course
                              Involvement   Performance

Old-Fashioned Racism Change     -.09          -.05
Modern Racism Change            -.02           .01
Old-Fashioned Sexism Change     -.42 *         .03
Modern Sexism Change            -.03           .03
Homosexual Attitude Change      -.37 *        -.15

Note. N= 32. All tests were two-tailed. * =p <.05. Negative
correlations indicate reduced prejudice with course involvement
or course performance. Students self-rated course involvement
on a 10-point Likert scale. Course performance was the total
percentage of points students earned in the course.