ABSTRACT

Thischapterdealswithsomefactorsotherthanwhitepeople'spriorbehavior towardablackhelp-seekerthatdeterminetheirwillingnesstobefriendhim. ThreefieldstudiesbyKatz,Cohen,andGlass(1975)arepresented,andthe resultsarediscussedinrelationtosomeotherrecentinvestigationsofcross-racial altruism.