WHEN THE MAJORITY IS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MINORITY
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PSYCHOLOGICAL MINORITYAbstract
Based on the conceptualization of J. L. Moreno's racial saturation point and H. Jelson's adaptation level the author asserts that whites may feel themselves to be in the minority even when numerically they are in the majority. Similarly, blacks may experience a sense of being in the majority even when they are not. The arousal of these two cognitive states termed here respectively as psychological minority and psychological majority are thought to be a consequence of an individual's racial adaptation level having been violated. This thesis is utilized in an effort to explain the psychological dynamics of what are known as racial tipping points.
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