Browsing by Author "Jalbout, Tilda"

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    The Effects of Racial Prejudice, Conformity, and Social Distance on Art Appreciation
    (2009) Jalbout, Tilda
    The experiment assessed the effects of the artist's race and the expert's opinion on art appreciation through 3x3 factorial design: race (Black, White, unknown) x intervention (positive, negative, neutral). Social distance levels were also examined in a sample of 72 adults in a beach resort in Jounieh. The main hypotheses stated that the African American painter will be rated less favorably than the White painter, the expert's opinion will have a main effect on participant's ratings, and social distance levels will highly correlate with the sample’s negative evaluation of the Black painter. Results supported these hypotheses, which highlight a tendency towards racial discrimination in Lebanon. Implications for future research included a study on self-esteem in relation to discrimination.