Ethnicity Matters for Undergraduate Majors in Challenges, Experiences, and Perceptions of Psychology
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
4-1-2011
Abstract
In this investigation of a national sample of undergraduate psychology majors, we directly compare the experiences and perceptions of students of color with those of European Americans. Our aim was to identify factors that might contribute to our discipline's educational pipeline, in which the relative lack of ethnic diversity is a recognized problem. We found that students of color and European American majors are similar in a number of ways but also different in others. Students of color are challenged by less encouragement from and interaction with faculty, perceive a lack of respect, and wish to see more attention to diversity in curriculum, research, faculty, and textbooks. It is not surprising that students of color were significantly less satisfied than European Americans with their studies in psychology. © 2011 American Psychological Association.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Volume
17
Issue
2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Lott, Bernice, and Margaret R. Rogers. "Ethnicity Matters for Undergraduate Majors in Challenges, Experiences, and Perceptions of Psychology." Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 17, 2 (2011): 204-210. doi: 10.1037/a0023673.