The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of White administrators in Christian higher education within the United States who were active in antiracism advocacy. A team of researchers employed narrative inquiry borrowing from grounded theory approaches and interviewed eight administrators from four member institutions of…

Racial and ethnic identity (REI) measures are in danger of becoming conceptually meaningless because of evaluators' insistence that they conform to measurement models intended to assess unidimensional constructs, rather than the multidimensional constructs necessary to capture the complexity of internalized racial or cultural socialization. Some…

Challenges existing models of white racial identity and proposes alternative conceptualization, based on construct of white racial consciousness, as more parsimonious explanation for role of racially oriented attitudes. Proposes three types of unachieved white racial consciousness (avoidant, dependent, and dissonant) and four types of achieved…

Reconceptualizes issue of racial identity development so that it is not just limited to issue of oppression and provides beginning framework for conceptualizing ethnic identity development that can be used for members of both minority and majority ethnic groups. Presents propositions leading toward development of theory of ethnic group identity…

The authors developed a model of the relationships between racial identity development and socially desirable responding, using a sample of African American undergraduate students. Instruments used were the Racial Identity Attitude Scale-Long Form (J. E. Helms & T. A. Parham, 1996) and the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (D. L.…

Integrates work of cross-cultural counselor training development theorists, racial-identity development specialists, and cross-cultural counseling competency experts in formation of comprehensive multicultural training model for majority-group counselors. Reviews and integrates extant stage models of white racial consciousness, describes how…

Describes a unique practical approach for assisting practitioners in working effectively with bi-racial adult clients in resolving identity concerns. A list of references is appended. (PS)

Proposes extension of Janet Helms' African-American and white interaction model to be used as starting point for organizing and understanding cultural-identity data in making initial family assessment. Reviews Helms model and other pertinent constructs from literature, extends theory to multicultural family counseling, and concludes with some…

Analyzes "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" as a narrative which is about the growth of an individual and the experience of a people. Discusses nature of Malcolm's autobiography, the radicalizing changes that he underwent throughout his life, his acceptance of Islam, his assumption of the role of educator for the Black people, and his…

Reviews research which has demonstrated an own-race bias in recognition accuracy. Analyzes the impact of differential recognition on the criminal justice system, focusing on the construction of fair lineups and the likelihood of misidentification of innocent persons. Evaluates several explanations to account for this bias and relates findings to…

Gives brief overview of multicultural theory (racial identity development, counselor racial consciousness development, and implications) and practice (specific multicultural issues and techniques) that could be included in a group leader training course. Includes a section providing some general suggestions for instructors teaching students to…

Gives overview of research on Super's theory across cultures within United States and internationally. Notes that research indicates that theory has some cross-cultural validity, yet there seem to be measurement concerns. Discusses two areas for future investigation: development of ethnic identity as vocational task and research on developmental…

Goodman, Liang, Helms, Latta, Sparks, and Weintraub identify principles that drive the social justice work of the faculty and students at Boston College. Significantly, they present concrete examples of the successes, personal struggles, and institutional restrictions that are encountered in this work. An extremely valuable contribution of the…

Argues that public policy in higher education desegregation is linked to conceptual confusion and inadequacies in sociology. The proper reconceptualization of social policy would be grounded on a science of society in which assimilation is postulated as a competing conceptual tool, along with the growing body of dynamic social and sociological…

Children of intermarriages have special needs. They often encounter prejudice from other family members such as grandparents, and, in general, society does not know how to regard them. A bicultural approach to childbearing is necessary; it is most important that a child learn about the culture of the parent of color. (KH)