ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the independent and interaction effects of race and class on levels of perceived oppression, social support and alienation for our sample. It examines the perceived political oppression. The neocolonial model suggests, however, that because of the primacy of race, African American youths regardless of class status will have higher levels of alienation than Mexican American youths. Although there are no significant race or class effects for alienation from the racial or social group, significant interaction effects do exist. Racial differences in levels of alienation from the general other are also inconsistent with study hypotheses. White youths report higher mean levels of this type of alienation than both Mexican American and African American youths. The impact of race on the alienation measures are not in the expected direction. African American youths exhibit lower rather than higher levels of self-alienation than Mexican American youths.
