Date of Award
2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Education
Abstract
This thesis will postulate social identity development in Black students is shaped by their school experience. Reviewing how racial grouping is a critical factor in how we engage with others socially, this study will curate the variables of society that assembles the Black image. Social construction influenced by media messages and the neighborhoods that determine our respective schools will also be analyzed. By borrowing from the research of social psychology and contributions of sociologists on race relations, this thesis will demonstrate how expectations influenced by racial stereotypes of Black students create a correlation to social identity. These findings are discussed in terms of empirical studies involving social imagery of Blacks projected in society. Furthermore, how those images find their way into the public schools and begin to shape the social identity of Black students.
Recommended Citation
Cabacar, Kandyce, "In Plain Sight: How Social Images in Education Shape the Social Identity of Black Students" (2016). Master's Theses. 3343.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_theses/3343
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Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2016 Kandyce Cabacar
