Researcher ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-0754
Graduation Year
2021
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
Second Department
Legal Studies
Reader 1
Jennifer Ma
Reader 2
Jennifer Groscup
Terms of Use & License Information
Rights Information
©2021 Elaney C Ortiz
Abstract
Focusing on the intersections of the perceptions of legal equality and justice and lived experiences of equality and justice in the Black Community, this study seeks to find an interaction between these different perceptions of equality and justice, and well-being and success for Black Americans. Grounded in theory, but taking an original approach to this field, it is hypothesized that increased perceptions of equality and justice in either realm will increase well-being and success. Distinctly, lower perceptions of equality and justice will contribute to lower levels of well-being and success. This research is critical, as it looks at the importance of black-letter law and common sense justice, along with experiences with racial discrimination in impacting Black lives.
Recommended Citation
Ortiz, Elaney C., "Perceptions of Equality and Justice in African Americans: Implications for Well-Being and Success" (2021). Scripps Senior Theses. 1701.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1701
