Diversity in Social and Academic Relationships

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Copyright: 2021
Pages: 30
Source title: Using Narratives and Storytelling to Promote Cultural Diversity on College Campuses
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): T. Scott Bledsoe (Azusa Pacific University, USA)and Kimberly A. Setterlund (Azusa Pacific University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4069-5.ch004

Keywords: Gender & Diversity / Higher Education / Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Abstract

College buffers the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Students are thrust into a world of academic and social demands that can seem far removed from their earlier lives. First impressions are important as they set the tone for the next two or four years on campus. In this chapter, the university experiences of the interviewees are chronicled with a focus on diversity narratives and how they formed and changed over time. Research is introduced that emphasizes areas such as ethnic stereotypes and marginalization, the model minority myth, gender awareness, and personal sense of belonging. As such, the opinions, struggles, and hopes of these five students may be indicative of greater norms within broader college settings.

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