Remembering where we're from
Community‐ and individual‐level predictors of college students' White privilege awareness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11053293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily J Blevins (0000-0003-1928-0340, Department of Psychology University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign Champaign Illinois USA, corresponding author), Nathan R Todd (0000-0003-3287-6827, Department of Psychology University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign Champaign Illinois USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 60-74 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajcp.12572 |
| PMID | 34935150 |
| OpenAlex | W4200014098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 76 |
Scholars in the field of community psychology have called for more research dedicated to examining White privilege as part of a system of White supremacy in the United States. One branch of this work focuses on awareness of White privilege, yet to date, this research has typically investigated awareness of White privilege at individual levels of analysis instead of also focusing on neighborhoods, schools, and other levels of analysis beyond the individual. In this study, we combine survey and U.S. Census data to explore both individual‐ and community‐level predictors of White privilege awareness. With a sample of 1285 White college students, we found that gender, modern racism, social dominance orientation, and subjective socioeconomic status (SES) significantly predicted White privilege awareness. After accounting for these individual‐level variables, we found that characteristics of students' hometowns (defined by zip code) predicted White privilege awareness. Specifically, greater income inequality was associated with higher White privilege awareness, while greater White racial homogeneity was marginally associated with lower White privilege awareness. There was a significant interaction between community‐level White racial homogeneity and individual‐level subjective SES, such that students with high subjective SES and low White racial homogeneity had the highest White privilege awareness. This study highlights the importance of examining different facets of ecological context in relation to White Americans' racial attitudes
Health psychology · Political science · Population · Privilege (computing) · Public health · Racism · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · White (mutation) · White privilege · Critical Race Theory in Education · Demography · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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Group Conflict, Prejudice, and the Paradox of Contemporary Racial Attitudes
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The White Racial Frame
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Living With Inequality
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White families and race
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |