GSE Publications
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
April 2008
Abstract
An erroneous assumption is often made that Black men, one of the most stereotyped groups on college and university campuses, all share common experiences and backgrounds. Using Celious and Oyserman's (2001) Heterogeneous Race Model as a conceptual framework, we explored within-group differences among Black male undergraduates at three private institutions. Data collected from 39 participants reveal insights into the origins and characterizations of diversity among Black men, as well as the stereotypes, competition, and social distance associated with racial heterogeneity. Implications for Black male solidarity on campuses where few are enrolled and expanding conceptualizations of interacting "across difference" are offered at the end of this article.
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Date Posted: 22 April 2008
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Postprint version. Published in Journal of College Student Development, Volume 49, Issue 3, April 2008, pages 247-269.
Publisher URL: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_college_student_development/