“Are We Really Not Going to Talk about the Black Girl?”: The Intergroup Racial Attitudes of Senior, White, Sorority Women

Authors

Hilary B. Zimmerman, University of California, Los Angeles
Demetri L. Morgan, Loyola University ChicagoFollow
Tanner Terrell, Indiana University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-3-2018

Publication Title

NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education

Volume

11

Issue

2

Pages

191-210

Abstract

Despite the positive effects of cross-racial interactions for students, predominantly White sororities remain segregated. Utilizing focus group methods, this study investigates the racial attitudes of White sorority women to understand the influence of sororities on racial attitudes. Findings revealed that participants in this study minimized race, thought about diversity within context, and perceived barriers to cross-racial interactions. These findings have important implications for campus professionals who work with sorority women.

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Recommended Citation

Zimmerman, Hilary B.; Morgan, Demetri L.; and Terrell, Tanner. “Are We Really Not Going to Talk about the Black Girl?”: The Intergroup Racial Attitudes of Senior, White, Sorority Women. NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 11, 2: 191-210, 2018. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19407882.2017.1406375

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