What lies beneath seemingly positive campus climate results: Institutional sexism, racism, and male hostility toward equity initiatives and liberal bias

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

4-1-2010

Abstract

This article presents qualitative results from a campus climate study at one predominately white university. Data analysis uncovered "what lies beneath" a seemingly positive campus climate. Gender differences in survey responses suggest that men and women experienced the climate in vastly different ways. Additionally, lack of deep diversity dialogue, hostility toward diversity efforts, symbolic racism, resentment of liberal bias, and larger issues of institutional sexism emerged as prominent and interrelated themes. © University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Education.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volume

43

Issue

2

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