Full Description
Almost thirty authors representing nearly 20 academic institutions are included in this book about race relations on college campuses. As many facets as possible of the college experience are examined: teaching, faculty-student contact, faculty friendships, social distance, dating, music, sexual orientation and much more. Key sociological variables are considered. Some of the articles have been written based on personal experience. The authors present to the reader, meaningfully and responsibly, the quality and quantity of contact between African Americans and whites on predominantly white campuses across our nation.
Contents
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Situational Contexts: Teaching Region, Learning Humility; Black and White Friendship; Balancing Academic and Athletic Success: A Chronicle of African American Male Athletes' Involvement in Higher Education; "It's Not About Race:" Making Whiteness Vi Chapter 5 Social Awareness: The History of the Black Student Union at a Professional Institution; Black and Gay Identity Selection on College Campuses: Master and Subordinate Status Strain and Conflict; "Did you hear what that white woman said?" Speaking for Chapter 6 Interaction: Black Professor/White Students: The Unique Problems Minority Professors Face when Teaching Race/Ethnicity to Majority Group Students; Would but Don't: Reconciling Expressed Willingness to Intergroup Marriage with National Trends; Do Und Chapter 7 Index Chapter 8 About the Contributors
