University students and racial discrimination

An analysis based on family income

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ID21184751
AuthorsEliany Nazaré Oliveira (0000-0002-6408-7243, State University of Vale do Acaraú), Vitoria Kethly Farrapo da Silva (0000-0003-0997-8446, State University of Vale do Acaraú), Paulo César De Almeida (0000-0002-2867-802X, Universidade Estadual do Ceará), Paulo Almeida Pereira (0000-0002-3941-8274, Universidade Católica Portuguesa), Maristela Inês Osawa Vasconcelos (0000-0002-1937-8850, State University of Vale do Acaraú), Gleisson Ferreira Lima (0000-0002-5465-2675, Universidade Federal do Ceará)
Year2025
Publication date2025-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePoblación y Salud en Mesoamérica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1659-0201 • E-ISSN: 1659-0201
PublisherUniversidad de Costa Rica (PUBLISHER • CR)
DOI10.15517/1krp6v38
OpenAlexW4411993298
LanguageEN
References cited14

Introduction: Racial discrimination is a complex problem that directly affects the experience of university students, impacting not only their academic performance, but also their mental health and well-being. Objective: To discuss the characteristics of racial discrimination and its interfaces with the family income of university students. Methodology: A descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study was conducted, with a sample of 751 university students from the state of Ceará, Brazil. The instruments used were a sociodemographic questionnaire and the discrimination experience scale. Results: Among the students, 36.9% had a family income of between 1 and 2 salaries. With regard to discrimination because of their race or color, those with an income of less than one minimum wage were the ones who experienced this the most, 39.9%. The place of occurrence with the highest exposure for those with an income of less than one minimum wage was school, 37.5%. Conclusion: The results suggest that there is a direct relationship between family income and racial discrimination: the lower the income, the greater the exposure to racial discrimination. There is an urgent need to implement strategies to protect and support those who experience racial discrimination

Demographic economics · Economics · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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