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The relationship between the values of altruism & egoism & the level of antagonism toward Negroes is examined. Antagonism toward Negroes is measured by a SD score, degree of trust of Negroes, & willingness to use firearms against Negroes during the 'Watts Riots' in Aug of 1965. The results, based on 583 interviews, indicate that altruism is associated with a lower level of antagonism toward Negroes than is egoism. This is true for all 3 measures of antagonism. When controls for sex, age, educ, & occup are applied, the original relationship between values & SD & trust is in most instances maintained. The relationship between values & use of firearms, however, is somewhat unstable, remaining of moderate strength only among men & those of low SF;S. AA.

A 2-yr study, sponsored by the Comm on Cross-Cultural Educ of the SSRC, among 38 S's from Norway, Denmark & Sweden, presenting the S's perceptions of various major areas of American society. One of the impressions was that the interviewees all consider Americans rather immature in one respect or another, whether their general attitude toward America is favorable & tolerant, or impatient & antagonistic. They admire 'the warm friendliness & spontaneity of Americans, the informality of dress & address, & the quick acceptance of the stranger into the group & family'. They were critical of what appeared to be over-conformance in US life to the norms of the group or the organization. Students in US U's tend to be oversupervised, & the standards of educ did not impress them. They feel Americans are quite hypocritical about religion, & that churches are too 'money-oriented.' The S's, who considered themselves somewhat to the right of center politically on arrival in the US, indicated a considerable degree of concern that freedom was being curtailed in America. They failed to be impressed by US political behavior. By comparison with other foreign students, the Scandinavian visitors seem to adjust to the US with `remarkable ease'. (See SA 2685, 2734, 2735, 2737, 2738, 2742, 2744, 2745, 2748) P. Widem.