Racial Attitudes of University Faculty Members

Does Interracial Contact Matter

Bibliographic Data

ID11229554
AuthorsRebecca Folkman Gleditsch (University of North Dakota, corresponding author), Justin Allen Berg (University of North Dakota)
Year2017
Volume1
Issue39
Pages104-116
Publication date2017-05-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHumboldt Journal of Social Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-4341 • E-ISSN: 0160-4341
PublisherThe Press at Cal Poly Humboldt (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.55671/0160-4341.1014
OpenAlexW2732104313
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

Using primary data from a Midwestern university, this study examines racial attitudes of white faculty members. Contact theory is used to understand the variation in the number of racial minority students that white faculty members advise, independent of individual characteristics and social organizational factors. Findings indicate that white faculty members rate Asian/Asian American college students most favorably overall. In general, faculty then ranked white, African American, Latino, and Native American college students in descending order with respect to a host of characteristics. Finally, supporting contact theory, white faculty members who went to high schools with more racial minorities and who work with more colleagues who are racial minorities are significantly more likely to advise racial minority students. One implication of these outcomes is that greater interracial contact between white faculty members and racial minority colleagues and students is likely to have a positive impact on campus climate race relations

Ethnic group · Political science · Race (biology · Racial differences · Racial group · Sociology · White (mutation · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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