Ethnicity In College
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
How does the integration of races in colleges affected relationship between minorities of similar racial groups
Bringing students together from different racial groups together to live in college
students from diverse racial groups have the opportunity to form friendships with eachother
Racial tension between white students and minorities is likely to rise
Symbolic vs Oppositional
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
Oppositional : used to describe the racial disparities in education achievement usually between black and white students
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
White students cultural awareness of other minorities
white Americans especially students have had little contact to black culture
Blacks tend to have more
knowledge about Whites than vice versa