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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Acting white"”.
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Acting White Among Black College Students: A Phenomenological Study of Social Constructions of Race
… of Black college students' experiences with the Acting White label. In conducting this study, two gaps in literature were addressed: (1) the lack of literature on Black college students and the acting white label, and (2) lack of attention to a US racial history and current structures which allow …
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African-American attitudes toward higher education and their struggle with collective identity and the burden of "acting White"
… identity and the contemporary burden of "acting White." In an effort to understand the severity of the cultural shift, this project explores the debate between Washington and DuBois, explores how collective identity was formed within African-American culture, and provides a possible …
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How the Labeling of “Acting White” Manifests itself Among People of Color: The Life Experiences of Cultural Straddlers
… 2 (qualitative) was to understand whether the acting white label can either positively or negatively affect a cultural straddler’s decision to assume certain lifestyles. The quantitative study examined how sociocultural norms, the acting white hypothesis, and cultural transmission relate to the …
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The Acting White Phenomenon: An Examination Of Existing And Emerging Implications For African American Students In Rural High Schools In Mississippi
This study, The Acting White Phenomenon: An Examination of Existing and Emerging Implications for African American Students in Rural Schools in Mississippi, examines the impact the Acting White Phenomenon has on the academic and social development of African American adolescents in rural schools of …
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Say it loud! I'm Black and I'm proud!: a study of successful Black female students educated in an urban middle school
"Acting White" (Fordham & Ogbu, 1986) is a common term among researchers who study academic achievement and racial identity among minority students which signifies the tension some academically successful minority students experience as they excel in school. Black students who contend with such …
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"We've Got Something More to Prove Here": Racial-Ethnic and Social Class Identities and the Challenges Facing Latina/o College Students
… backgrounds as they negotiate a predominantly White, middle-class university setting. Using qualitative data consisting of semi-structured interviews, as well as ethnographic observations, my study found seven key themes influencing the experiences of students. These themes include: 1) examples …
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Accounting for the Attrition of African American Males in an Academic Support Setting
… efforts, the AAMI has had a difficult time attracting and retaining black male participants. The purpose of this study was to better understand why African American high school males are not choosing to participate in the AVID AAMI, or once enrolled, often drop out. This qualitative study …
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Troubling social justice in a single-sex public school : an ethnography of an emerging school culture
… students' difficulties concerning the "burden of acting white" and the "burden of acting straight." Finally, findings from this study suggest single-sex public options can be done legitimately and effectively but additional safeguards must be implemented by the US Department of Education to ensure …