WORD ASSOCIATIONS OF STUDENTS AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE AND PREDOMINANTLY BLACK COLLEGES

Intraracial Diversity and Relations among African-Americans: Closeness among Black Students at a Predominantly White University

A case study of black college students at a predominantly white liberal arts college is employed to question continuing assumptions in sociological research that blacks represent social, cultural, and economic homogeneity and that intraracial relations are close and without conflict. The article examines the extent to which black students feel close to other black students on campus, rely on on...

Personal Troubles and Public Issues: A Sociological Imagination of Black Athletes’ Experiences at Predominantly White Institutions in the United States

The purpose of this paper is to provide a socio-historical examination of Black athletes’ experiences at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) and connect these experiences with the broader social issues facing Blacks in the United States (US). Historically, the prevalence of racism within the US has contributed to the oppression, discrimination, and limited upward mobility of Blacks. In the ...

Student Learning in the Principles of Economics Course At Predominantly Black and White Universities: Lessons from Two Schools

While much has recently been written about the overall effectiveness of economic education in the U.S. (see Becker, 1997, e.g.), very little systematic research has been done on the economic education of African Americans at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This paper takes a step toward improving the understanding of economic education at HBCUs by examining the learning ou...

The New Plantation: Black Athletes, College Sports, and Predominantly White NCAA Institutions

Experiences of African Students in Predominantly White Institutions: A Literature Overview

The objective of this paper is to examine research conducted on the experiences of African health sciences students in predominantly white higher education institutions/environments. The main elements of cross-cultural adaptation models were adopted to discuss the amalgamated themes under the auspices of adjustment, integration, and conditioning. The overview revealed that African students enco...