Campus Climate, Racial Threat, and the Model Minority Stereotype: Asian Americans on a College Campus Following Sensational Crimes

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dc.contributor.authorBall, Daisy Barbaraen
dc.contributor.committeechairRyan, John W.en
dc.contributor.committeechairSnizek, William E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHarrison, Anthony Kwameen
dc.contributor.committeememberHawdon, James E.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-24T06:00:40Zen
dc.date.available2018-08-24T06:00:40Zen
dc.date.issued2017-03-01en
dc.description.abstractThis study measures the campus climate for Asian Americans on a college campus before and after tragic events, and places it in the context of what is known about the social location of Asian American students nationally. Using a multi-method approach, including in-depth interviews supplemented by data from content analyses and surveys, it addresses perceptions of Asian American students about themselves and the campus climate. In doing so it addresses the more general question of minority stereotyping and strategies taken by minority groups to compensate for such stereotypes. Findings from this study suggest that the campus climate for Asian American undergraduates appears to be welcoming, and respondents do not report stress emanating from their 'model minority' status. Instead, they embrace and offer full-support for the 'model minority' stereotype.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThis study measures the campus climate for Asian Americans in higher education. In doing so it addresses the question of minority stereotyping and strategies taken by minority groups to compensate for such stereotypes. Findings from this study suggest that the campus climate for Asian American undergraduates appears to be welcoming; counter to the much of the literature in Asian American studies, this study suggests that the “model minority” stereotype can have positive outcomes for those to whom it is applied.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:4370en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/84903en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectRaceen
dc.subjectCampus Climateen
dc.subjectModel Minorityen
dc.subjectStereotype Threaten
dc.titleCampus Climate, Racial Threat, and the Model Minority Stereotype: Asian Americans on a College Campus Following Sensational Crimesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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