Ethnicity In College

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gender identity

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Floating topic

1968 College Student Debate. Black Students Walk Out

Racial Push: Bonding together as a response to racial discrimination and harrasment

Ethnicity In College

White students cultural awareness of other minorities

Blacks tend to have more knowledge about Whites than vice versa

white Americans especially students have had little contact to black culture

Conclusion: Non white Students in college stick together as they bond over shared cultural experiences and as a response of racial tension between white students

Symbolic vs Oppositional

Oppositional : used to describe the racial disparities in education achievement usually between black and white students

Symbolic: ethnic identity that is only relevant on specific occasion, and does not significantly impact everyday life (ex: St. Patrick’s Day parade)

ex: White Students

Bringing students together from different racial groups together to live in college

Racial tension between white students and minorities is likely to rise

students from diverse racial groups have the opportunity to form friendships with eachother

How does the integration of races in colleges affected relationship between minorities of similar racial groups

why do racial groups have the positive attraction of being around other minority student (ex: Black students)

Ethnic pull of wanting to be together to share cultural experiences