APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

Distinctive but “Just Normal”: The Invisibility of White Culture

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Identity, Culture & Social Inequality

  • Piljoo Kang
    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.

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