APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Ethnic Identity Development and Perceptions of White Privilege Among White College Women

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Social

  • Lynn Kannout
    Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Maria Valenzuela
    DePaul University
  • Denise Soriano
    DePaul University
  • Megan Rigsby
    DePaul University
  • Amy Anderson
    DePaul University
  • Christine Reyna
    DePaul University

Abstract

Ethnic identity, belonging and perceptions of white privilege were investigated among a sample of college women. Findings indicate a positive relationship between ethnic identity belonging and exploration in quantitative analyses; however, qualitative analyses reveal a more complex picture of identity development and perceptions of privilege.

Race and Ethnicity

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