Explores how Asian American students have experienced and viewed their own participation on one of the most diverse college campuses, that of the University of California at Berkeley. The focus is on stereotypes and learning to be Asian American, the tug-of-war for group affiliation, and subtle experiences of exclusion college students encounter.…

International students and their dependents contribute more than $12 billion a year to the U.S. economy, yet for institutions of higher education, the greatest gains lie not in dollar amounts but in new insights and perspectives. As international students enter U.S. colleges and universities, they bring with them a wealth of curricular and…

Positive or negative attitudes toward the number of children a woman has are often thought to be related to ethnicity and religious background. It was hypothesized that Hispanics, when compared with Anglos, would place higher positive values on women with children than on women with no children and that religious identification with the Catholic…

Two studies examined the stereotypes held by University of Arizona students of German toward Germany and Germans, finding that the majority of students held positive, though simplistic, views of German society and culture. German language proficiency was also found to have an effect on the stereotypical imagery conveyed by the students. (32…

According to this author, Ohio is not without its share of race problems. When she first came to the university as a student finishing a master's degree in American culture, the university did not have an American culture program, so she needed to improvise. She did this by following the recommendation of several counselors and filling her class…

Investigates the stereotypical attitudes of college students toward a variety of social situations involving Asian Americans. Examines the effects of differential labeling of Asian Americans regarding the attitudes held toward them. Results indicate that students did hold stereotypical attitudes toward Asian Americans and that these attitudes were…

Examined accuracy of black and of white students' in-group and out-group stereotypes by comparing judgments of stereotypicality and dispersion of black and of white first-year college students (N=100) with stereotypicality and dispersion of self-ratings provided by random samples of group members. Consistent with social identity theory,…

Examines ethnic attitudes toward Chicanos of 87 students, half Chicanos, attending Mexican-American studies classes in California. Results show favorable attitudes across gender, age, and ethnic lines. Asians most favorable toward Chicanos. Non-Hispanic Whites least favorable. In self-ratings, Chicanos and Anglos overestimated favorable attitudes…

Investigates familiarity as a determinant of perceptions of group heterogeneity, the objective level of heterogeneity characteristic of the target group, and the tendency for perceivers to see social groups consistently with 182 Chinese and 182 American college students and some teachers. Cultural differences in judgments are explored. (SLD)

This study explored hetero- and auto-stereotyping in 23 Pakistani students studying in the United States; 21 French and 20 American college students enrolled at the University of Besancon, France; and 59 American college students who had never lived or studied abroad. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in their native language in…

This paper hypothesized that higher levels of acculturation lead Asian American individuals to have more self-efficacy and interests in non-stereotypical occupations. One hundred eighty-seven Asian American students from various college campuses completed the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identify Acculturation Scale, the Confidence Inventory, and the…

Group- and self-identity are issues that have concerned sociologists and psychologists over time. Although the importance of group attitudes has been well established theoretically as an element in self-evaluations, empirical evidence has lagged. To investigate the relationship between racial and gender stereotypes and self-concept, black (N=51)…

Discusses some of the apparent underlying demographic and sociological causes for recent racial conflicts on college campuses. Describes a set of policies initiated at Arizona State University that emphasizes a variety of academic and social programs and settings rather than one-time events. (CJS)

Investigated the experiences of minority students with their white peers on predominantly white campuses. Focus groups revealed how white students' purported color-blindness regarding race often blinded them to their own color conscious behavior and the subsequent stereotyping effects. Participants' discussions examined stereotyping, assimilation,…

This is a report of a survey conducted to explore the relationships between dating patterns, dating preferences, and stereotypes of black and white Americans, among black college students on predominantly white campuses. Seventy-eight single black college students, ranging in age from 17 to 22 years old, and attending two predominantly white…