“With Politics, It’s Easier to Talk to Them About It”: Peer Racial Socialization and Sociopolitical Development Among Black College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 216769682110403
Author(s):  
Alexandrea R. Golden ◽  
Riana E. Anderson ◽  
Shauna M. Cooper ◽  
Elan C. Hope ◽  
Bret Kloos
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Racial Socialization ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black College ◽  
Sociopolitical Development ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
Predominantly White Institution ◽  
Racial Experiences ◽  
White Institution

With the increased frequency of highly publicized racism in the United States, the engagement of racial socialization among Black emerging adults and their peers is critical for navigating their racial experiences and organizing for change as evident in social movements led by young adults (e.g., Black Lives Matter). However, little is known about the process of peer racial socialization and its relation to sociopolitical development. In this study, we qualitatively explored these processes with 35 Black undergraduates attending a predominantly white institution. Two peer racial socialization themes associated with sociopolitical development emerged: Political Division and Media. An additional theme, Culture as a Form of Resistance, highlighted the relationship between peer racial socialization and coping with racism. Implications for further exploration of non-traditional forms of activism and the creation of safe spaces for Black college students are discussed.

An Exploratory Study of Violent Media Consumption and Aggression in Black College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 758-774
Author(s):  
Jamie M. Williams ◽  
Tommy M. Phillips ◽  
Laura Stockdale ◽  
Hailey G. Holmgren ◽  
Daniel W. Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Media Violence ◽  
Black College ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Violent Media ◽  
The Relationship

One-hundred Black college students attending a historically Black college and university (HBCU) on the east coast of the United States participated in a study intended to explore and provide baseline information on the relationship between violent media consumption and aggression in Black college students. Results suggest that, consistent with college students and emerging adults in general, Black college students are heavy users of violent media and that violent media is related to aggression. This study makes an important contribution to the research literature by illuminating violent media consumption and the relationship between violent media consumption and aggression in a population that has been overlooked or understudied by previous media violence-aggression research.

scholarly journals Examining the continuum of Black student leadership: From community to college and beyond

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Bryan Hotchkins ◽  
Jon McNaughtan
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly White ◽  
Racial Socialization ◽  
Student Leadership ◽  
Black College ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Predominantly White Institution ◽  
White Institution ◽  
The Continuum

This qualitative comparative case study examines the leadership involvement of 11 Black collegians and how they make sense of enacting transgenerationally informed knowledge(s) as racial socialization to navigate a predominantly White institution (PWI) campus. Findings indicated participants used elder communal instruction and parental home pedagogy to inform what it means to be leaders who enact social justice while Black. Emergent themes were: 1) Collective Definition; and 2) Self-sacrifice. Participants indicated parents and elders racially socialized them to be self-sacrificing leaders who used values, respect, and honor to preserve Black culture, people, and traditions. Racial socialization processes influenced students to become leaders who built and sustained Black college communities by being resilient. Participants acknowledged that although resiliency was important there was added value in practicing racial resistance, which allowed for exposing racially threatening oppositions and identify acts of racism that were menacing.

Diversity and Its Discontents

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
African Americans ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black College ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
American Universities

Have American universities become more diverse? Of course they have. The number of black college students in the United States tripled between 1976 and 2012; during that span, African Americans went from 9 percent to 14 percent of the undergraduate population. The rise in...

Ethnic–Racial Identity of Black Emerging Adults: The Role of Parenting and Ethnic–Racial Socialization

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (15) ◽  
pp. 2200-2224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamila E. Reynolds ◽  
Melinda A. Gonzales-Backen ◽  
Kimberly A. Allen ◽  
Eric A. Hurley ◽  
Roxanne A. Donovan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Racial Socialization ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Black College ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Child Relationship

Ethnic–racial identity (ERI) development is important for ethnic–racial minority youth because of its association with their positive adjustment. Guided by Garcia Coll’s ecocultural framework and using survey data from 729 Black college students, we examined the associations between relationships with parents (i.e., disrespect, psychological control, nurturance, and connection), ethnic–racial socialization (ERS), and ERI in hopes of understanding ways to promote ERI formation. Findings from two multiple group models suggested that, among men, nurturance from mothers and fathers was associated with ERI and these associations were mediated by ERS. For women, connection with mothers was associated with ERI through ERS and nurturance from fathers was indirectly and positively associated with ERI through ERS. Contrary to our hypothesis, disrespect from fathers was positively associated with ERI via ERS, but only for women. Findings suggest that both ERS and the parent–child relationship are important for ERI formation among Black emerging adults.

Is Hard Work and High Effort Always Healthy for Black College Students?: John Henryism in the Face of Racial Discrimination

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa V. Volpe ◽  
Danny Rahal ◽  
Melissa Holmes ◽  
Susana Zelaya Rivera
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Black College ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
John Henryism ◽  
Frequent Exposure

Differences in exposure to racial discrimination and in coping mechanisms can shape physiological health among emerging adults. This study, grounded in the Biopsychosocial Model, examines whether John Henryism active coping moderates the relation between exposure to racial discrimination and blood pressure in Black college students ( N = 128, M age = 19.33) attending a predominantly White institution. Analyses showed that John Henryism moderated the relation between racial discrimination and diastolic blood pressure but not systolic blood pressure. When participants reported using mean and high levels of John Henryism, more frequent exposure to racial discrimination was significantly associated with higher diastolic blood pressure, B mean = 1.70, t(92) = 2.11, p = .038; B high = 1.91, t(92) = 2.33, p = .022. Results suggest that more frequent exposure to racial discrimination, in the context of increased use of John Henryism, may be associated with greater cardiovascular risk for Black individuals during the transition to adulthood.

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