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Georgia Southern University
The Impact of Racial Microaggressions on Black Athletes: Implications for Counseling and Sport Psychology
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore Black collegiate athletes experiences with racial microaggressions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine Black student athletes regarding their experiences of subtle forms of racism within sport and academia. Findings of the analysis indicated that eight primary these emerged which included ascription of intelligence/status, assumed superiority of White cultural values and communication styles, exoticism, second class citizenship, assumed universality, denial of individual racism, coping strategies, and underdeveloped incidents and responses dealing with racial microaggressions.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science in Kinesiology (M.S.)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis (open access)
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Department of Health and Kinesiology
- Year dc:date.available
- 2010
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Jordan, Terrence A.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Patricia Stewart
- Daniel Czech
Subjects
dc:subject × 11Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/110
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1110