ERIC Number: EJ1440385
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-2637-9112
EISSN: EISSN-2637-9120
The Reality, Relevance, and Reckoning of Black College Women's Friendships across Race
Janie V. Ward; Oyenike Balogun-Mwangi; Tracy L. Robinson-Wood; Chantal Muse; Noora Abdulkerim; Jaylan A. Elrahman; Ruthann Hewett; Karen Craddock; Elizabeth Cook; Alexandra Askenazi; Samyuktaa Chawla; Renata Arena Hool; Sade Prithwie; Viena Murillo Paredes
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, v17 n3 p245-264 2024
The promotion of cross-racial relationships on college campuses has been arduous in a society that is shaped by a long history of racial inequities and racially segregated educational experiences. In this exploratory investigation of the cross-racial relationships of Black college-aged women, we considered the results of two focus groups composed of Black women undergraduates (N = 19). We identified three themes: (a) significance of race and other shared identities in structuring friendships; (b) fighting stereotypes, and (c) reckoning with the wounds of racism. Through the lens of relational cultural theory, we examine these themes as starting points for understanding cross-racial student relationships.
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Friendship, Racial Factors, Focus Groups, Undergraduate Students, Self Concept, Stereotypes, Racism, Single Sex Colleges, Predominantly White Institutions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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