Jalbout, Tilda2024-06-212024-06-212009Jalbout, T. (2009). The Effects of Racial Prejudice, Conformity, and Social Distance on Art Appreciation (SBS thesis, Haigazian University)https://doi.org/10.62811/th.0047https://haigrepository.haigazian.edu.lb/handle/123456789/176The 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.