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Are They Not All The Same? Racial Heterogeneity Among Black Male Undergraduates, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D., Andrew H. Nichols, Ph.D.
Are They Not All The Same? Racial Heterogeneity Among Black Male Undergraduates, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D., Andrew H. Nichols, Ph.D.
Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
An erroneous assumption is often made that Black men, one of the most stereotyped groups on college and university campuses, all share common experiences and backgrounds. Using Celious and Oyserman’s (2001) Heterogeneous Race Model as a conceptual framework, we explored within-group differences among Black male undergraduates at three private institutions. Data collected from 39 participants reveal insights into the origins and characterizations of diversity among Black men, as well as the stereotypes, competition, and social distance associated with racial heterogeneity. Implications for Black male solidarity on campuses where few are enrolled and expanding conceptualizations of interacting “across difference” are offered …
Realizing The Intended Outcomes Of Brown: High-Achieving African American Male Undergraduates And Social Capital, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
Realizing The Intended Outcomes Of Brown: High-Achieving African American Male Undergraduates And Social Capital, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
Equitable access to social mobility and advancement through education were among the intended outcomes of the Brown v. Board of Education case and related legislation. Despite this, scholars have illuminated the ways in which colleges, universities, and schools continually disadvantage African American male students. Although the evidence overwhelmingly confirms that many of the goals and promises of Brown remain unfulfilled, a different perspective is offered in this article. Specifically, ways in which high-achieving African American male undergraduates gain, negotiate, and benefit from access to powerful social networks on predominantly White campuses are presented herein. Findings from interviews with 32 high …
The Effects Of Sorority And Fraternity Membership On Class Participation And African American Student Engagement In Predominantly White Classroom Environments, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
The Effects Of Sorority And Fraternity Membership On Class Participation And African American Student Engagement In Predominantly White Classroom Environments, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
The relationship between Black Greek-letter organization membership and African American student engagement in almost exclusively White college classrooms was explored in this study. Data were collected through interviews with 131 members from seven undergraduate chapters at a large, predominantly White university in the Midwest. This study resulted in an explanatory model that shows how underrepresentation, voluntary race representation, and collective responsibility positively affect active participation, while Forced Representation has a negative effect. Findings also reveal that faculty teaching styles both positively and negatively affect engagement among African American sorority and fraternity members in their classes. The implications of these findings …
Masculinities Go To Community College: Understanding Male Identity Socialization And Gender Role Conflict, Frank Harris Iii, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
Masculinities Go To Community College: Understanding Male Identity Socialization And Gender Role Conflict, Frank Harris Iii, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
Previous research has neglected to explore identities and development among male students at community colleges. This chapter provides some insight into who these men are, their precollege gender socialization experiences, and conflicts that impede the development of productive masculinities.
Consequences Of Conservatism: Black Male Students And The Politics Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D., Marybeth Gasman, Ph.D.
Consequences Of Conservatism: Black Male Students And The Politics Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D., Marybeth Gasman, Ph.D.
Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.
Previous research has highlighted numerous ways in which Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) offer more supportive educational environments for Black students than do predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Notwithstanding the consistency of these findings, persistence and graduation rates remain extremely low for undergraduates, especially men, at HBCUs. Furthermore, anecdotal reports and news stories have called attention to the conservative politics of many Black Colleges. This study explores how Black male students characterize, respond to, and make sense of environmental politics at 12 HBCUs that participated in the National Black Male College Achievement Study. In addition to 2-3 hour face-to-face individual …