DIFFERENCES IN THE MANIFEST DREAM CONTENT OF ANGLO-AMERICAN, MEXICAN-AMERICAN, AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLEGE-WOMEN

This study compares the manifest dream content of African-American col lege women with that of their Anglo-American and Mexican-American peer s. The dream elements examined are characters, emotions, environmental press, achievement outcomes, and social interactions that are aggress ive, friendly, or sexual. The results show a statistically significant l difference on only one measure: environmental press. That is, the dr eams of African Americans reveal a significantly stronger perception o f themselves as victims of their fate rather than directors of it.