Effects of College Transition and Perceptions of the Campus Racial Climate on Latino College Students' Sense of Belonging

1997 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Hurtado ◽  
Deborah Faye Carter
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Transition ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Racial Climate ◽  
Latino College Students ◽  
Campus Racial Climate

Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate for Latina/o Undergraduates

2009 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Yosso ◽  
William Smith ◽  
Miguel Ceja ◽  
Daniel Solórzano
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Racial Microaggressions ◽  
Racial Climate ◽  
Critical Race ◽  
Race Theory ◽  
Campus Racial Climate ◽  
Selective Universities ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Three Stages

In this article, Tara Yosso, William Smith, Miguel Ceja, and Daniel Solórzano expand on their previous work by employing critical race theory to explore and understand incidents of racial microaggressions as experienced by Latina/o students at three selective universities. The authors explore three types of racial microaggressions—interpersonal microaggressions, racial jokes, and institutional microaggressions—and consider the effects of these racist affronts on Latina/o students. Challenging the applicability of Vincent Tinto's three stages of passage for college students, the authors explore the processes by which Latinas/os respond to racial microaggressions and confront hostile campus racial climates. The authors find that, through building community and developing critical navigation skills, Latina/o students claim empowerment from the margins.

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