Shades of the Past: Experiences of Racial Discrimination among a Sample of University Students in Jamaica
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| author | Ishtar O. Govia |
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| contents | Shades of the Past: Experiences of Racial Discrimination among a Sample of University Students in Jamaica Ishtar O. Govia Psicología race class Jamaica Keywords Caribbean This study reports on the prevalence of race-related experiences of discrimination among a convenience sample of 147 young adult students at a public university in urban Jamaica. The overall prevalence was over 52%. Although there was no statistically significant difference between the prevalence rates for students who self-identified as Black and those who self-identified with any other racial grouping (prevalence rates of 59.29% and 41.67% respectively), self-identifying as Black was significantly associated with feeling personally discriminated against because of race, with worrying in the past year about personally experiencing racial discrimination, and with worrying in the past year about members of one’s racial group experiencing racial discrimi - nation. Findings indicated that those from the lower-middle class reported higher (84%) prevalence rates for experiencing discrimination in any of the situations described, than did those in the upper- middle class (51.55%). In addition, 96% of students in the lower-middle class felt that members of their group experienced racial discrimination compared with 70% of those from the upper-middle class. The implications for future studies on the prevalence of racial discrimination for Caribbean people in majority Black Caribbean contexts are discussed. 2013 artículo científico 0034-9690 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28430082018 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=284 Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology application/pdf Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology (Puerto Rico) Num.2 Vol.47 |
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| spellingShingle | Shades of the Past: Experiences of Racial Discrimination among a Sample of University Students in Jamaica Ishtar O. Govia Psicología race class Jamaica Keywords Caribbean Shades of the Past: Experiences of Racial Discrimination among a Sample of University Students in Jamaica Ishtar O. Govia Psicología race class Jamaica Keywords Caribbean This study reports on the prevalence of race-related experiences of discrimination among a convenience sample of 147 young adult students at a public university in urban Jamaica. The overall prevalence was over 52%. Although there was no statistically significant difference between the prevalence rates for students who self-identified as Black and those who self-identified with any other racial grouping (prevalence rates of 59.29% and 41.67% respectively), self-identifying as Black was significantly associated with feeling personally discriminated against because of race, with worrying in the past year about personally experiencing racial discrimination, and with worrying in the past year about members of one’s racial group experiencing racial discrimi - nation. Findings indicated that those from the lower-middle class reported higher (84%) prevalence rates for experiencing discrimination in any of the situations described, than did those in the upper- middle class (51.55%). In addition, 96% of students in the lower-middle class felt that members of their group experienced racial discrimination compared with 70% of those from the upper-middle class. The implications for future studies on the prevalence of racial discrimination for Caribbean people in majority Black Caribbean contexts are discussed. 2013 artículo científico 0034-9690 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28430082018 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=284 Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology application/pdf Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology (Puerto Rico) Num.2 Vol.47 |
| title | Shades of the Past: Experiences of Racial Discrimination among a Sample of University Students in Jamaica |
| topic | Psicología race class Jamaica Keywords Caribbean |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28430082018 |