AFRICAN-AMERICAN MENS PERCEPTIONS OF RACIAL-DISCRIMINATION - A SOCIOCULTURAL ANALYSIS

Despite the efforts of government and private institutions, there is still widespread perception of racial discrimination among African Americans. This article describes the results of a study to measure the perception of discrimination among African American men. A stratified random sample of 537 African American men from a major mid-Atlantic city were interviewed. The results of the interview were analyzed using multiple regression to investigate the relationships between perceptions of racial discrimination and demographic factors, stressors, and sociocultural characteristics. Findings indicated that African American men who were young, single, racially conscious, masculine, and exposed to daily stressors were more likely to perceive the experience of racial discrimination than men who did not fit this profile. Further study of the role of chronic and acute stressors and masculine role identity is suggested.