Examines in-season and off-season use of alcohol by high school athletes. Changes in the odds of use were determined for gender, grade level, race, school classification, and geographic region. Results show that the odds of high school athletes using alcohol were less, both in- and off-season, in 1996 than in 1988. (MKA)

Describes a study examining the effect of race and organizational level on the use of social power by African American and White female community college administrators. Indicates that although organizational level had a significant effect on scores on an inventory of power use, race was found to have no effect. (12 citations) (MAB)

Shares a participant-observer's close look at small group experiences in a course called "American Experience" taught at an urban university. Considers the issue of how race can be discussed in the classroom when even collaborative approaches with emphasis on student contributions can be undone by the power of the dominant discourse. (TB)

Shows that one risk-prediction device forming the basis of an operational guidelines system is correlated with race and gender, but that the approach suggested by some critics does not overcome this. Control factors will remain correlated with the final model even after second-order policy controls are implemented. Demonstrates unbiased models.…

Discusses a research project on how artists in rap videos create a "counter-discourse" (or ways of talking and thinking about) on themselves and the places they live. Focuses on the experience of sharing the paper based on this research, specifically considering a lecture at California State University-Dominquez Hills. (CMK)

Discusses how to teach about race by addressing specific landscapes. Points out the obvious dimensions of race and race relations present in the landscape through field trips, slides, maps, and assignments. Provides specific examples within Lexington, Kentucky. (CMK)

Describes racial and ethnic demographic changes in the United States, created in part by high rates of immigration; their impact on the size and composition of elementary and secondary schools; and the budget implications for school districts. (PKP)

Presents ordered lists of the numeric totals of degrees conferred to students of color, featuring listings for all minorities as well as for each racial/ethnic minority group. Institutions are ranked according to total number of degrees awarded to minority students across all disciplines and in specific disciplines. The lists include a breakdown…

Explores how social constructions of gender, race, and class were evident in three adolescent boys' literacy practices. Suggests each boy enacted his literacies in different ways, suited to his own subjectivities, rather than using traditional male hegemonies. Concludes that considering individuals' enactments of gender, race, and class may be…

Uses a flexible modeling strategy to examine the roles of measured ability, family characteristics, and proxies for secondary schooling quality as determinants of the decision to enter college. Finds that the link functions and estimated impacts of ability and family characteristics on the probabilities of enrolling in college are not constant…

Investigates the extent to which four theoretically relevant variables moderate the perceived racism-mental health relationship. Findings reveal that greater experience with racism socialization messages attenuated the link between reports of racist events and poorer mental health. Overall, results indicate that individual differences shape the…

Describes the emergence and the content of what is referred to as "disability studies," an emerging field of critical inquiry in literary and language studies that is helping to forge a more tolerant academic community. (Author/VWL)

Explores the intricacies of researching within one's own culture. Addresses issues that arose when an African-American woman researcher interviewed other African-American women. Explores how race and gender brought the author closer to the participants and the effects of color differences and perceived class differences. (CMK)

This study explored the socialization experiences of African American male faculty at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominately White institutions (PWIs). Rosch and Reich's Enculturation Model was used as the theoretical framework. To gain a better understanding of the socialization experiences of African American male…

Using data from the 1996 General Social Survey and the 1973 Chicago Crowding Study, we test the hypotheses that African Americans feel and express more anger than whites, that sense of control (versus powerlessness) lessens anger and mistrust increases anger, and that these indicators of alienation affect anger differently for African Americans…