UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1276

Overall Research Project Description Much of society operates using structures like government institutions, education, laws, and policies. Importantly, these structures shape the underlying rules, norms, and patterns within a system, thus influencing the distribution of power, resources, and opportunities across different racial groups in society. Maybe you’ve considered the impact of these structures on different racial groups within society. Do you think other people share your opinions? Why or why not? This project examines people’s perceptions of the impact of these societal structures across different racial groups and assesses the underlying motivations behind their perceptions. Particularly, our research study gives participants the opportunity to provide their opinions on societal structures (via open-ended response). This type of data collection is commonly referred to as Qualitative data, which provides rich insight into people’s beliefs and motivations. Participation in this project will enhance your knowledge on the motivators behind acknowledging or denying society power differentials while also giving you hands-on experience with running in-person participants through a psychological research study and coding their open-ended responses in this study. If you are interested in understanding others’ experiences, opinions, and perceptions regarding power differentials in society, this is a great project for you to get involved in!