Racial Congruity Research Paper

Summary: This paper focuses on the psychological effects of a person’s racial congruity. In the paper, “racial congruity” means “the extent to which an individual is racially similar to the aggregate of persons residing within his or her residential area” (Tweed et al 392-393). The hypothesis of the study was that people who resided in areas where they were a part of the dominant racial group would not suffer from as much depression as those residing in areas not like that. When a person lives in an area where they are a minority, they are likely to be subjected to suspicion and prejudice, and it is harder for them to form social support systems. It is also suspected that these effects will be more detrimental to racial groups that experience