Abstract
The primary objective of this dissertation was an assessment of intergroup perceptions and institutional discrimination in the Army Reserve. This research analyzed the perceptual differences between white and minority soldiers concerning race relations, discrimination, and affirmative action policy. Institutional discrimination in the areas of promotion, rank distribution, enlisted grade distribution, military occupational specialty distribution, and enlisted position distribution was investigated. The linkage between anti-minority attitudes held by unit leaders and racial discrimination was also analyzed. A review of the current literature concerning race relations in the Army was provided. Various types of discrimination identified in the active Army were presented and several types expected in the Army Reserve were posited. A conceptual framework was developed based on the writings of Rex (1970) and Francis (1976). It suggested that racial inequality is institutionalized within bureaucratic stuctures. Ten research hypotheses were developed and survey research was utilized to collect data. Twelve Army Reserve units were selected for study through the use of stratified cluster sampling and questionnaires were distributed. ...
Lewis, Richard (1981). Racial discrimination in the United States Army Reserve : an analysis of intergroup perceptions and institutional discrimination. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
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