A NOTE ON FAMILY ACCEPTANCE INVOLVING INTERRACIAL FRIENDSHIPS AND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

Perceptions of family acceptance concerning interracial friendships an d romantic relationships were investigated in a group of 142 undergrad uates. The Assessment Scale of Interracial Relationships (ASIR) was co nstructed by the authors and administered to 68 men and 74 women recru ited from introductory psychology courses. Results showed that both me n and women held negative attitudes toward interracial relationships, although Black students held more favorable attitudes than did White s tudents. These findings also showed that the women were less accepting of interracial friendships and romantic relationships than the men we re. Both Black and White students indicated that family perception of these interracial relationships would be negative.