Examines racial identity, African self-consciousness, and career decidedness in 212 African-American college women. Comparisons were made between senior and first-year students at a historically Black and a predominantly White university. Findings indicate that seniors at both institutions had higher levels of racial identity than did freshmen.…

Examines cultural mistrust, ethnic identity, racial identity, and self-esteem among Black university students (N=160). African American students' scores were statistically different from those of African and West Indian/Caribbean students on cultural mistrust, racial identity, and ethnic identity measures. There were no statistically significant…

Reviews material on three process-oriented models that have been used to describe and measure the development of racial identity and cross-cultural competence. These models are: (1) Helms's Racial Identity Theory (J. Helms, 1984) (2) Banks's Typology of Ethnicity (J. Banks, 1984); and (3) M. Bennett's Development Model of Intercultural Sensitivity…

Responds to an essay that examined the role of whites in multicultural education, reviewed three books, and discussed the role of racial/cultural identity in teaching and learning. Notes that the essay is sometimes at odds with facts found in one of the books it reviews, suggesting that the essay helps perpetuate the inadequacy of white teachers…

Relationships between collective identity and ego identity were examined among 229 African American and Mexican American university students. Participants completed scales measuring racial or cultural identity and ego identity. Regression analyses indicated that ego identity was significantly related to racial identity for African Americans and…

Examines the potential impact of the revised standards for race and ethnicity on data from the 2000 census and public health data sources, policies, and programs. Results indicate that the multiple-race group comprises a small percentage of the American population and may have little impact on data for single-race groups. Actual effects will vary…

Immigrants possess unique skills and flexibility to manage different identities that coexist in different contexts simultaneously. Latino immigrants were once considered handicapped by their experiences of oppression and low socioeconomic status, lacking cultural capital. As demographics change, ability to function in a diverse, multilingual…

Explored the relationship between specific theories of racial identity attitudes and the asymmetry hypothesis. Surveys of African American college students indicated that people who strongly endorsed an Africentric perspective attributed more racial bias to white than to African American characters described as discriminating against others not of…

The authors identify Asian American associations and organizations, academic journals, periodicals, and media resources. Selected annotated resources on Asian American activism and politics, counseling and psychology, educational issues, gender and sexual orientation, history, policy reports, and racial and ethnic identity are also included.…

Loevinger's Washington Sentence Completion Test of ego development and Black and White versions of the Racial Identity Attitude Scale were administered to 38 graduate students at the beginning, middle, and end of their counseling program. All 3 counseling tracks were included in the research: community agency, school counseling, and student…

Investigated the stable and situational properties of African American racial identity using the Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity (MMRI). African American undergraduate students completed the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity, which assessed dimensions of the MMRI. African American racial identity had stable and situational…

Reports on a survey on practicing professional counselors' perceptions of their multicultural competence and the nature of their pre- and in-service professional preparation in this area. There was no significant difference in self-perceived multicultural competence between graduates of Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related…

Uses a theoretical frame based on human ecology in order to analyze Virginia Hamilton's exposition of Arilla's search for identity (in the novel "Arilla Sun Down") as she tries to come to terms with her biracial heritage. Helps readers understand the process as well as the result of Arilla's search for identity. (SG)

Although the U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse, the race of individuals entering the counseling profession remains predominantly White (S. P. Pack-Brown, 1999). The authors define and explore the connection between White privilege and oppression and encourage the use of racial identity models to address these constructs with…

In this paper I take as given that whiteness refers to a set of locations that are historically, socially, politically, and culturally produced, as I explore the question of 'being white' with a small group of young, well-educated Australian women. Despite the fact that it has become almost axiomatic that as whites, we do not define ourselves by…