How Black Students Cope with Racism on White Campuses.

Feagin, Joe R.; Sikes, Melvin P.

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ERIC Number: EJ512957

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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How Black Students Cope with Racism on White Campuses.

Feagin, Joe R.; Sikes, Melvin P.

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n8 p91-97 Sum 1995

Examines the problem of blacks practicing a self-imposed segregation in colleges and universities. The paper argues that self-segregation appears to be a defense mechanism to insulate black students from the harsh realities of institutional racism. (GR)

Descriptors: Blacks, College Students, Colleges, Coping, Ethnicity, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Racial Attitudes, Racial Bias, Racial Relations, Racial Segregation, Social Environment, Student Attitudes, Student School Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Universities

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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