APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Distinctive but “Just Normal”: The Invisibility of White Culture
Session: Poster Session XI
Authors
- Piljoo KangPresenting Author
Seattle Pacific University - Miandria Erickson
Seattle Pacific University
Abstract
This qualitative study examines how White emerging adults in two U.S. regions understand and express White culture. Interviews with 60 participants reveal confusion, denial, and claims of being “cultureless,” even as they describe distinctive upbringing, foods, sports, and religious practices as merely “normal,” highlighting Whiteness as both distinctive and invisible.