Throughout American history, variations in skin tone have contributed to Social interactions and use to form judgments ( Maddox & Person’s skin tone is a visible physical trait that others immediately notice during The influence of these out- and in-group experiences of skin tone discrimination on socialĪnd psychological functioning of African American men.Īmong African Americans, skin tone is an important physical characteristic thatĬreates divisions in the community and affects quality of life. Groups were more affected by skin tone bias than others. Additionally, men of lower social economic Men perceived more in-group discrimination. Medium-skinned men perceived the least discrimination while both light- and dark-skinned In appraisals of skin tone discrimination from in-group members, Out-group discrimination while dark-skinned men perceived the most out-groupĭiscrimination. Treatment, respectively, were similar across time. We found that African American men’s perceptions of out-group and in-group Relationships among African American men representing a wide range of socioeconomic Using data from the 1995ĭetroit Area Study and the 2003 National Survey of American Life, we investigated these In-group members (other African Americans) uniquely affects men. Stereotypes, out-group members (Whites) perceive light-skinned African Americans favorablyĪnd dark-skinned African Americans unfavorably. Research suggests that through negative African American This study investigated perceptions of skin tone discrimination among adultĪfrican American men.

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