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More than the sum of her parts: Exploring the influence of internalized gendered racialism on the educational goals of Black female adolescents.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Thompson, Celine Inez.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gender identity.
- Developmental psychology.
- Women's studies.
- Black people--Research.
- Black people.
- African Americans--Research.
- African Americans.
- African American Studies.
- Black Studies.
- Women's Studies.
- Psychology, Developmental.
- Gender Studies.
- 0296.
- 0325.
- 0453.
- 0620.
- 0733.
- Local Subjects:
- African American Studies.
- Black Studies.
- Women's Studies.
- Psychology, Developmental.
- Gender Studies.
- 0296.
- 0325.
- 0453.
- 0620.
- 0733.
- Physical Description:
- 217 pages
- Contained In:
- Dissertation Abstracts International 74-03B(E).
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- Research indicates that Black girls and women fare better than Black males educationally, however, they continue to experience more economic problems than Black men. This information leads to puzzling questions about the difficulties Black women continue to endure despite their relatively successful gains (Chang, 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). To respond to the lack of thorough and culturally-relevant exploration into the unique experiences of Black females, this study will employ an intersectional framework, that uniquely targets the racially-gendered experiences of Black female adolescents, An intersectional framework focusing on the experiences, challenges, and needs of those with intersecting identities of race and gender is used as an ideal foundation for the study of Black female adolescents. Focus on Black female identity development from this perspective will be examined in its relationship to the educational goals of the study population. The Superwoman/Black Female Ideal scale based on historically- and culturally-developed images and beliefs of Black women, has been created to capture Black female identity developmental statuses congruent with those of Marcia's identity development model (Marcia, 1966) and indices of racial and gender identity development. Through cluster and one-factor analyses of variance, one overarching research question will be examined. The usefulness of implementing an intersectional lens will be explored to test the assumption that the SBFI, encompassing facets of both racial and gender identification, is a distinct and useful measurement for studying the identity development of Black female adolescents. Within this primary question the usefulness of the SBFI as a predictor of educational goals and outcomes will be the subject of secondary analyses in attempt to understand how Black female identity development may be a contributor or influence on this variable. Qualitative data collected during focus group interviews will be used to explore perceptions of racial, gender, and racially-gendered identity as well as contributors to their development.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-03(E), Section: B.
- Adviser: Duane E. Thomas.
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175.
- ISBN:
- 9781267713988
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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