Perception of Self and of Peers by Economically Deprived Black and Advantaged White Fifth Graders

Abstract

Neither the concept of self nor the feelings about peers appeared to be different between 98 economically deprived black and 111 advantaged white fifth graders. Although the sample is small and the reading ability of some of the children is poor, both groups perceived the connotative meaning of “activity” as the primary characteristic of importance.