Multicultural Affairs
Source: Swarthmore Multicultural Affairs
Biasco, F., E. A. Goodwin, and K. L. Vitale. “College Students’ Attitudes toward Racial Discrimination.” FPO. N.p., 1 Dec. 2001. Web.<http://www.freepatentsonline.com/article/College-Student-Journal/84017189.html>.
Biasco, Goodwin, and Vitale have countless journals regarding attitudes of college students, ranging from smoking, optimism, and racism. The research is focused on randomly selected subjects who were asked to complete questionnaires. The results show that Black students and other minorities reported different racial attitudes compared to those of White students.
Bonilla-Silva, E., and T. A. Forman. “”I Am Not a Racist But…”: Mapping White College Students’ Racial Ideology in the USA.” Sage Journals. Discourse & Society, Jan. 2001. Web. <http://das.sagepub.com/content/11/1/50.short>.
Bonilla-Silva and Forman are known for their research on Black communities, from topics such as segregation to globalizaiton. This study focuses on how people will rarely openly show prejudice or racism towards people, but these hidden feelings can be shown through other means. Participants were randomly selected, & the survey results showed that there are obvious differences in racial prejudice. It was found that the White participants were more prejudice in the interviews than the survey. There are certain ways that these participants talked to prevent racial slurs.
Hinrichs, P. “An Empirical Analysis of Racial Segregation in Higher Education.” N.p., Mar. 2012. Web. <http://www.aefpweb.org/sites/default/files/webform/Hinrichs_segregation.pdf>.
Peter Hinrichs is an assistant professor of public policy at Georgetown University. His papers have focused on the academic experience, such as effects of attending a diverse college and college graduation rates. This study shows that there has been an increasing exposure of Blacks to Whites. This has allowed prejudice and segregation to decrease, but depending on the location. There is a great difference in the Black attendees of colleges, especially comparing the North and South universities.
Pettigrew, T. F., J. L. Eberhardt, and S. T. Fiske. “Prejudice and Discrimination on the College Campus.” PsycNET. N.p., 1998. Web. <http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1998-07453-011>.
Pettigrew, Eberhardt, and Fiske primarily focus on social psychology and the issues of racism. This study analyzes intergroup prejudice and discrimination. The goal of this study is to ideally bring a change in the institutional norms of intergroup acceptance. They found there is clear prejudice and discrimination occurring among the students, specifically towards the Black students.
Solorzano, D., M. Ceja, and T. Yosso. “Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate: The Experiences of African American College Students.” JSTOR. The Journal of Negro Education, 2000. Web. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/2696265>.
Solorzano, Ceja, and Yosso focus and write on issues of culture and race. This study focuses on microaggressions (subtle insults directed toward people of color) and how they influence the racial climate in college. African American students are the focus of this study. The results show that racial microorganisms are prominent in academic and social spaces in college environments.