Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Salinas Jr., Cristobal
Abstract
In this narrative study, the racial socialization experiences of six Black women college students enrolled at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) will be explored. The purpose of this study is to understand the racial socialization experiences of Black women college students and how these experiences impact how they engage in private and public spaces. The following research questions will guide this study: 1. How are Black women college students racially socialized at PWIs? 2. How do Black women college students enrolled at PWIs engage in private and public spaces? Gaps in the literature focus on how Black women in college engage in spaces where they are the minority and how these experiences impact their overall matriculation into higher education (Porter et al., 2020). Intersectionality (Collins, 2019; Crenshaw, 1989; Porter et al., 2020) were used to guide this dissertation study of how Black women college students experience racial socialization and engage in spaces at PWIs. This study is a significant contribution to the literature as one of the few studies that seek to understand the complexity of intersecting systems of society that impact the experiences and lives of Black women at PWIs. The findings of this study showed that Black women college students experience racism and microaggressions that impact the way in which they engage private and public spaces at PWIs.
Extent
160 p.
Recommended Citation
Goins, Brittany, "BLACK WOMEN IN WHITE SPACES: A NARRATIVE STUDY OF THE RACIAL SOCIALIZATION EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1375.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1375
Identifier
FA00014555
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (PhD)--Florida Atlantic University, 2024.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.